Cities in some parts of the country are reeling from a holiday weekend of bloodshed, including the murder of an 8-year-old in Chicago and the shooting of a 6-year-old in New York City, as officials continue to grapple with gun violence nationwide. The shooting occurred shortly before 6 p.m. in the Canaryville neighborhood, Chicago Police Chief of Operations Brian McDermott said. The department reported 160 gun arrests last week, and 37 more on Monday, Shea said in a Tuesday tweet. Boston Police Department had not yet released its crime statistics for the holiday weekend as of Tuesday at 2 p.m. Elsewhere, three people were murdered in Baltimore, Md., where at least seven shootings were reported over the Labor Day weekend, local FOX 5 News reported.

Source: Fox News September 08, 2020 20:46 UTC