The Fourth of July weekend was Chicago’s deadliest yet this year, with local media outlets reporting that 104 people were shot, leaving 19 dead. The shootings tally, compiled by the Chicago Sun-Times, noted 13 children wounded, including a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy injured by gunfire in a single incident, and a 5-year-old girl…
Chicago Fourth of July Weekend Shootings Leave 19 Dead, 104 Wounded: Reports
July 6, 2021
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Officials: More Than 80 Shot, 14 Dead Over July 4th Weekend in Chicago
Authorities in Chicago say more than 80 people were shot, including 14 fatally, over the Fourth of July weekend. Several children were counted among the victims. Officials told ABC7 and other news outlets that two people were killed and at least four were wounded, including a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy, during a mass…
As Chicago Murders Rise, Battles Over Police Reform Laws Intensify
July 2, 2021
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Chicago continues to be the U.S. poster city for random and senseless violence. During the last weekend of June, 77 people were shot and two mass shootings occurred almost back to back. Hours after Chicago’s Puerto Rico Day parade on June 19, a Puerto Rican driver and passenger were dragged from their car by a mob…
Chicago Weekend Shootings Leave At Least 5 Dead, 77 Wounded: Reports
Shootings in Chicago over the weekend left at least five people dead and 77 wounded, according to police statistics and media reports. The weekend violence included a mass shooting, with 11 people shot on Sunday, leaving at least two in serious condition and one dead, according to Chicago Police Department statistics. Late on Sunday night, the…
Chicago Woman Shot on Father’s Day, Dies Days After Her Boyfriend
A 25-year-old woman from Chicago who was ambushed and shot on Father’s Day by a group of thugs while seated in a car next to her boyfriend died from her injuries on Tuesday, according to reports. The mother of two young children, Yasmin Perez, was beaten and shot in the neck on June 20 and left…
Homicides, Violent Crime, Gun Violence Rise in Los Angeles
June 22, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore told the Police Commission June 22 that the city has experienced a 50 percent increase in shooting victims this year compared to the same period last year. A total of 651 people have been shot in Los Angeles year-to-date, compared to 434 last year, and the city…
Major Police Departments Losing Officers, Struggling With Recruiting
America’s largest police departments over the past year and a half have seen a steady decline in officers amid the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic and a rash of anti-police activism. The top three police departments in the country have lost thousands of officers since 2019, the losses driven by an increase in retirements and…
One of 14 People Injured in Austin Shooting Dies
WASHINGTON—One of the 14 people wounded early on Saturday when two men opened fire on each other in downtown Austin died from his injuries on Sunday, according to a news release from the Austin Police Department. The victim, whom police identified as Douglas John Kantor, 25, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital and was…
Boy, 6, Killed in Road Rage Shooting
May 21, 2021
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ORANGE, Calif.—A manhunt was underway May 21 after a six-year-old boy was shot and killed in a road rage incident, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said. The child was a passenger in a 2014 Chevrolet Sonic being driven north on the 55 Freeway in Orange, Calif. Police believe the boy’s mother, who was driving the car,…
Portland Police Have Responded to at Least 359 Shootings so Far This Year
Police officers in Portland have responded to at least 359 shootings so far in 2021, as Oregon’s city continues to see unprecedented levels of gun violence. Preliminary statistics indicate that officers responded to 357 shootings, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman told The Epoch Times via email on May 7. That number does not count suicide…
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