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Chicago
In 1992, the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old boy galvanized the city. Today’s violence is a reminder that underlying problems remain unsolved.
Community Violence
Citywide homicide rates obscure the vastly unequal safety risks that separate neighborhoods.
“These are things that don’t cost money, and that just make sense,” Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin said.
One victim was celebrating his 25th birthday on Bourbon Street. Another was a 2-month-old child fatally shot by her father in an Alaska hotel room.
City Limits
In a city with a homicide rate higher than Chicago’s, residents say they feel left behind. “We have lost just about everything,” says one.
Shot and Forgotten
Vincent Robinson is on a mission to “stop the violence” — but he isn’t in a hurry.
They fear for their safety.
A detective shortage is one likely contributor to the city’s soaring homicide rate.
The city's worst month for gun violence since 1997 puts its total shootings for 2016 ahead of the number recorded during all of last year.
Tim King founded Urban Prep Academies to help Chicago’s young black men succeed. Each time a current or former student is killed in a shooting, he has the difficult task of delivering the news.