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Late Surge In Chicago Shootings Brings Holiday Weekend Total To 100

Written on July 5, 2017 by Around Us

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CHICAGO — Twelve people have been killed and more than 90 others wounded in shootings across Chicago since noon Friday, marking a bloody holiday weekend that surpassed last year’s violence, according to police.

A late surge in shootings saw at least six people killed and 28 others wounded in less than 12 hours overnight, bringing the total number of people shot over the four-day weekend to more than 100.

Last year, 66 people were shot, four of them fatally, over the long holiday weekend. However, Fourth of July fell on a Monday that year, making the weekend only three days long.

In 2013, the last four-day weekend for the Fourth of July, 72 people were shot across the city.

Source: NBC News

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