Gun violence is down across America this year but it peaks every summer and Chicago’s Fourth of July weekend bore the data out, with 109 people shot, including 19 fatally, police said in a Chicago experienced a spate of gun violence over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend during which 102 people were shot, including at least a dozen fatally, according to police reports. The long holiday weekend typically sees a dozen shooting deaths and this year the city beefed-up police patrols, especially in high-crime districts, with officers working 12-hour shifts. Chicago, with 2.7 million people, is the most violent large city in the United States, with poverty, segregation, dozens of small street gangs, and a pervasive gun culture all contributing to the problem CHICAGO (CBS) — At least 19 people were killed and 87 others were hurt in shootings during the Fourth of July weekend across Chicago as of Friday. The ages of the victims range from 5 to 74. Late in the evening on July 4 a haze of smoke from backyard fireworks hung over Chicago. Like kids all over the city, 7-year-old Amari Brown stood on the sidewalk enjoying the show - At least 73 people were shot in the city during the four-day weekend and 11 of them died, a slightly higher toll than last year when the holiday only lasted three days, according to data kept The July 4th holiday weekend is coming up, and the City of Chicago wants to make sure people send it safely. Officials from the Chicago Fire Department on Tuesday highlighted the dangers of CHICAGO (Reuters) - Late in the evening on July 4 a haze of smoke from backyard fireworks hung over Chicago. Like kids all over the city, 7-year-old Amari Brown stood on the sidewalk enjoying the show - until the staccato burst of explosives turned into gunfire. Brown was hit when a man ran around Fireworks safety advocates joined by doctors at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital warned of the dangers of fireworks as many prepare to celebrate the 4th of July holiday. Late in the evening on July 4 a haze of smoke from backyard fireworks hung over Chicago. Like kids all over the city, 7-year-old Amari Brown stood on the sidewalk enjoying the show - until the Chicago's Fourth of July rituals: fireworks, gun deaths there are more deaths in Chicago in 2013, than Afghanistan. of these criminal-gang scum behind barbed Late in the evening on July 4 a haze of smoke from backyard fireworks hung over Chicago. Like kids all over the city, 7-year-old Amari Brown stood on the sidewalk enjoying the show - until the By Fiona OrtizCHICAGO (Reuters) - Late in the evening on July 4 a haze of smoke from backyard fireworks hung over Chicago. Like kids all over the city, 7-year-old Amari Brown stood on the sidewalk enjoying the show -until the staccato burst of explosives turned into gunfire.Brown was hit when a man ran around the corner and shot at his group in an apparent gang-related attack. He was rushed to Late in the evening on July 4 a haze of smoke from backyard fireworks hung over Chicago. Like kids all over the city, 7-year-old Amari Brown stood on the sidewalk enjoying the show - until the Late in the evening on July 4 a haze of smoke from backyard fireworks hung over Chicago. Like kids all over the city, 7-year-old Amari Brown stood on the sidewalk enjoying the show - Reuters picked up the story from Kurier, an Austrian newspaper, which subsequently said the article fell short of its standards. There will be no substitute. Late in the evening on July 4 a haze Despite being the country’s third-largest city, Chicago will not host an official fireworks show on Friday, July 4 this year. We cannot let gun violence become as much of an American tradition on July Fourth as fireworks. Here in Chicago, there were at least 105 people shot — 21 fatally — over the long holiday weekend. A Chicago resident mows his lawn shortly after a drive-by shooting occurred outside his home on Saturday. Why it matters: Many residents are questioning the city's efforts to stop illegal shows that often cause injury and sometimes death. Driving the news: The Chicago Fire Department received 300 calls Tuesday night and reported evidence that fireworks may have caused a large fire that damaged multiple garages in a neighborhood near Midway Airport. Like kids all over the city, 7-year-old Amari Brown stood on the sidewalk enjoying the show - until the staccato burst of explosives turned into gunfire. Chicago, with 2.7 million people, is the most violent large city in the United States, with poverty, segregation, dozens of small street gangs, and a pervasive gun culture all contributing to the problem. Brown was shot Saturday night in the
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