War of words breaks out between Chicago mayor and district attorney over shootout

Published October 6, 2021 11:08am ET



A war of words broke out between Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the district attorney on Tuesday after the former called for a federal investigation into a shootout.

Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx‘s office issued a statement Monday signaling there would not be any charges pressed after five people were arrested after the shootout on Friday that left one person dead in a North Austin neighborhood. Five people of interest were taken into custody and were later released.

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