The weekend also ended with three fewer homicides and six fewer shooting victims than the Memorial Day weekend. CHICAGO—The July 4 weekend in Chicago ended with 50 people shot, three fatally, after the police force flooded the streets with thousands of officers and arrested dozens of gang members. And while there were 50 shooting victims compared to 48 in 2015, he noted July 4 fell on Monday this year, adding one more day to the holiday weekend. But after 5,000 officers hit the streets — 1,000 to 2,000 more than a typical summer weekend — there was a feeling of relief. On Tuesday, a day after pointing to the statistics as “progress” in the fight against the city’s street violence, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said there were three fewer homicides this July 4 weekend than last year’s holiday weekend.

Source: thestar July 05, 2016 16:58 UTC