More shootings in the US, more blood in the country increasingly shaken by violence. Four people, three women and a man, were killed during an argument that ended with gunshots in an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, in the Englewood neighborhood. Earlier, in the same area of ​​the city, four people were seriously injured in another shooting. The dynamics of the two episodes have not yet been reconstructed, the police have not even explained if there is any connection between the two bloody events. Just two days ago a woman was killed and nine other people were injured in a shooting in Chicago, which thus confirming itself as one of the most violent cities in the United States, according to reports from the AP agency, 282 people have been killed here since the beginning of the year.
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot explained to reporters that the city needs federal help to fight the violence and said the White House has contacted to offer assistance. We are in full emergency, he declared. Lori Lightfoot was one of 27 mayors to sign the letter to President Joe Biden with which immediate action was urged to combat armed violence and the flood of illegal weapons pouring into the cities.
June 16, 2021 (change June 16, 2021 | 03:05)
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