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Chicago shooting kills 7-year-old girl and wounds 7 people including small children

5:13am April 14, 2024

by The Associated Press

Eight people were shot including a young girl who was killed in what Chicago police believe was gang-related violence on the city's South Side on Saturday night.

In early December last year, a video captured part of a shootout and attempted carjacking. A retired firefighter died. Chicago police say one of the four suspects was 15 years old.

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Juveniles Part Of A Huge Increase In Carjackings Across The Country

3:04pm February 10, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

In at least one case, the suspect was 11 years old. Police and cities want to enforce the law, but also offer help to juveniles on the wrong path.

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Bridges that lead into downtown Chicago were raised to limit access after looting and vandalism late Sunday and early Monday. Police made more than 100 arrests during the night of unrest and confiscated five guns.

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Chicago's Magnificent Mile Erupts In Overnight Looting, Violence

12:15pm August 10, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

Bridges were raised to limit access to downtown as chaos spread. Authorities say outrage over a police shooting prompted the looting, but that the "abject criminal behavior" was not part of a protest.

Demonstrators protest over the death of George Floyd in front of Trump Tower in Chicago on May 30.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot On Her City's Response Unrest Over Police Violence

2:07pm June 06, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Lori Lightfoot, mayor of the City of Chicago, about the recent protests around racial injustice in the United States.

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