Federal agents being deployedThe shooting comes as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to deploy dozens of federal agents to Chicago to deal with an uptick in violent crime in the city. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot listens during a press conference at city hall Wednesday to discuss the shooting. Oregon's governor and Portland's mayor have expressed anger with the presence of the federal agents, saying that the city's protests had started to ease just as the federal agents started taking action. Militarized federal agents deployed to Portland, Ore., by U.S. President Donald Trump face off against protesters on Friday, July 17, 2020. Watch | Mayor of Chicago pleads for justice after funeral shooting injures 15Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks at a press conference after a shooting outside a funeral home in Chicago's South Side injured 15 people on Tuesday, July 21.
Source: CBC News July 22, 2020 19:43 UTC