国际英语资讯:Gun violence rages through Chicago over Independence Day weekend
<p><span word="CHICAGO">CHICAGO</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 5-- <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 17 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> 63 <span word="others">others</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Independence">Independence</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 17 <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> 7-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="a">a</span> 14-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="A">A</span> 20-<span word="month">month</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fatally">fatally</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Tribune">Tribune</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,200 <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispatch">dispatch</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1,500 <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Superintendent">Superintendent</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="run">run</span> "<span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="missions">missions</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="spate">spate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Lori">Lori</span> <span word="Lightfoot">Lightfoot</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span>: "<span word="As">As</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>: <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="numb">numb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="shootings">shootings</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>."</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> 63 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p>
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