Chicago Suffers 37 Shootings, 7 Dead and 39 Injured as Trump Presses Pritzker for Federal Help
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 22
Chicago Suffers 37 Shootings, 7 Dead and 39 Injured as Trump Presses Pritzker for Federal Help
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 22
Summary
Seven people were killed and 39 injured in 37 Chicago shootings over the Juneteenth weekend, with violence spanning Friday evening through Sunday and including a mass shooting in Princeton Park.
Friday night's drive-by on the South Side sent 12 people to hospitals, while other attacks over the weekend pushed the death toll higher; victims who died ranged from 18 to 50.
Trump used the bloodshed to renew pressure on Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, saying Chicago should request federal help and claiming he could sharply improve safety.
Pritzker has repeatedly rejected Trump offers to send federal forces or the National Guard, and a troop deployment to the Chicago area late last year was later tied up in court and demobilized in January.