CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Police Department says there were fewer murders in the first eight months of 2014 than in the same period last year. But they also indicate there were more shootings.
The police statistics released Monday indicate that in the first eight months of 2014 murders in Chicago fell 7 percent. The data also show shooting incidents rose 5 percent. And the number of people shot also rose 6 percent.
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