By Grand Rapids Anonymous
saturday, august 24, 2024 at 10:52:00 pm edt
“(zh) in the first three days of the dnc, according to the chicago police department:
“• on monday, there were eight shootings, four of which were fatal, and an armed robbery.
“• on tuesday, there were five shootings involving 12 victims and an aggravated battery shooting.
“• on wednesday, there were nine shootings involving 12 victims, one of whom died, and a stabbing.
“of course, the violence hasn’t been allowed anywhere near the convention site at the united center, located a few miles from downtown.
“‘our officers are out there. they’re out there. they’re highly visible,’ said chicago police superintendent Larry Snelling in a monday presser. ‘and we have officers not only along the corridors downtown, in and around the venues of the democratic national convention, but also in our neighborhoods to continue to protect our people who are living in areas that are the most vulnerable [English translation: the most violent].
“there have been a total of 244 people shot and 38 killed in the windy city, in the month of august.”
GRA: With protection like that, chicago must be safe to walk around in any time of day or night.
--GRA
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