"As a dad standing alongside other parents up here on this podium, I struggle to make sense of the reckless gun violence that continues to take the lives of our young people," Chicago Police Superintendent David O. Chicago is among several major US cities experiencing a big spike in shootings and homicides so far this year. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the NYPD is dispatching hundreds more officers in cars and on foot onto the streets this summer to deal with gun violence. Police blame the surge in gun violence on a combination of the early release of people from jail during the pandemic, the effects of a new state's bail reform law and other factors. The researchers found that homicides in major cities this year were on the rise even before the pandemic hit.

Source: CNN July 01, 2020 15:56 UTC