The July 4th weekend left a bloody mark on Chicago with more than 60 shootings, eight of them deadly, according to police. Police have increased street patrols and allocated resources though predictive policing, which uses data to identify hot spots for crime. Before the holiday weekend, the Chicago Police Department sent additional patrols to two of the most violent areas of the city, and arrested 88 gang members there. In an email to Fox News, the police department said there were 64 shootings from Friday at 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. Related Image Expand / CollapseNYC COP-KILLER HAD RAILED AGAINST POLICE, PRISON ON FACEBOOKThe bloody weekend came just days after President Trump’s administration sent in federal agents to help police fight the violence.

Source: Fox News July 05, 2017 17:15 UTC