Trump Doubles Down On Chicago Threat—Says He’ll ‘Solve The Crime Problem’
Chicago experienced a violent Labor Day weekend with 53 shootings resulting in 7 deaths and 49 injuries despite a 32% decline in homicides this year, officials reported.
- Chicago experienced multiple shootings over the recent Labor Day weekend, resulting in at least seven deaths and around 49 wounded across the city.
- The shootings followed a weekend marked by warnings from President Trump who threatened to send the National Guard if Illinois Governor Pritzker did not act quickly on crime.
- Notable incidents included a shooting by a passerby firing from a vehicle that injured seven individuals on South State Street, four people wounded in attacks involving two vehicles on West Haddon Avenue, and five victims shot on South Cottage Grove Avenue; most of those affected were reported to be in good or fair condition.
- Chicago police reported a 32% decline in homicides and a 36% reduction in shooting incidents so far this year, but some neighborhoods still face persistent localized gun violence, according to city and university data.
- City and state leaders opposed federal troop deployments, citing recent crime declines and legal challenges, while federal officials confirmed plans to expand agent presence and immigration operations in Chicago.
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Chicago sees dozens of shootings over Labor Day weekend
Eight people were killed and 50 others were wounded in dozens of shootings in Chicago over the Labor Day weekend. Preliminary information from police shows that 58 people were shot in 37 separate shootings in the nation’s third-largest city between…

8 killed and 50 wounded in Chicago in dozens of shootings over Labor Day weekend
CHICAGO (AP) — Eight people were killed and 50 others were wounded in dozens of shootings in Chicago over the Labor Day weekend, according to police.
9 killed, 52 wounded over Labor Day weekend, marking most violent holiday weekend of the summer
As President Donald Trump threatens to send the National Guard into Chicago to quell violence, violence surges, with 16 people wounded over the weekend in three mass shootings. Other attacks leave 9 dead and dozens injured.
Bloody Weekend in Chicago Leaves 54 Injured and 7 Dead After Pritzker Rejected Trump's Security Plan
Chicago lived a sad and violent 'Labor Day' weekend, with at least 54 people shot and seven killed in various shootings that hit the city. The events coincided with the public confrontation between President Donald Trump and the Democratic Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, who has consistently rejected the deployment of federal and National Guard troops in any city in his state, especially in the "City of the Winds."Read more]]>
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