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8 killed and 50 wounded in Chicago in dozens of shootings over Labor Day weekend
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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 Friday and Monday nights.
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54 shot, 7 killed in Chicago weekend bloodbath after Pritzker claims Trump, National Guard not needed
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8 killed and 50 wounded in Chicago in dozens of shootings over Labor Day weekend
Bodies are piling up on the streets of Chicago over Labor Day weekend – with 54 shot, including seven killed, as President Trump and Gov. Pritzker spar over sending the National Guard into the Windy City.
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 Friday and Monday nights.
Eight people were killed and 50 others were wounded over the Labor Day weekend in dozens of shootings in Chicago. President Donald Trump has seized on crime to justify a greater federal law enforcement role in Chicago.
