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Study: Social network activity can predict likelihood of gun violence
According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, a person’s social network can predict if a person will become a victim of gun violence in Chicago. Race and poverty also provides clues to the likelihood, but researchers didn’t find them to be as significant.
Chicago police officer who shot unarmed man acquitted
Officer Gildardo Sierra will not be charged in the shooting death of Flint Farmer. After reviewing video footage of the incident, Cook County prosecutors said that the officer “reasonably mistook a cellphone for a gun pointed at him on a darkened street.
Civil Rights leaders call for Justice Department to look into Bobby Bennett shooting
A mentally ill man was shot on Monday after police were called to his home in Dallas. Police shot Bobby Bennett, 52, in front of his mother’s house. She had called 911 out of concern for her sons’s safety. Bennett had a pocketknife on him and she thought that he might hurt himself.
At Least 73 People Shot in Chicago Over 4th of July Weekend
At least 73 people were shot over Fourth of July weekend in Chicago.11 were killed, and at least 62 people wounded between Thursday and Sunday night.
Tulsa Shooters Face Hate Crime Charges For Killing Spree; Community Members Calling for Death Penalty
The men who went on a shooting spree in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s black community will face hate crime and 1st degree murder charges. Many community members are calling for prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Watts and England.
530 Young People MURDERED in Chicago since 2008
According to a truly disturbing article in the Chicago Reporter, 530 young people have been murdered in Chicago since 2008. More young people are murdered in the city of Chicago than any other American city. How do we save our youth?