Early Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune reported that nine people were killed and 22 others injured over a period stretching from Monday morning into Tuesday. Chicago is on pace for more than 600 homicides in a single year for the first time since 2003. Police have attributed the spike in gun violence in Chicago to known, repeat offenders using illegal guns. The Labor Day weekend is typically a deadly one in Chicago; last year, nine people were killed and dozens more shot. His house is on the market, and Lee said he plans a move to Indiana to escape the “never-ending” violence.

Source: Washington Post September 06, 2016 11:07 UTC