Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the city has logged its 500th homicide of the year. McCarthy issued a statement Friday calling the milestone a "tragic number that is reflective of the gang violence and proliferation of illegal guns that have plagued some of our neighborhoods." The police department went back and forth
‘Tragic Number’: Chicago Reaches 500 Homicides
In a June 9, 2012 photo, on Chicago’s West side, a high speed pursuit following four suspected gang members ended with the Chicago Police gang unit questioning and arresting one of them on an outstanding warrant. (AP Photo/Robert Ray) Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the city has logged its 500th homicide of the year. […]