Chicago downtown shootings up 220%: ‘It’s a Wild West mentality’

Published October 29, 2021 12:00am ET



Shootings in the central police district of Chicago are up 220% from 2019 amid looting caused by riots and a rise in violent crime.

The first 10 months of 2021 have seen at least 77 people shot in the area, the most since 2016, according to a report. Seven were killed, and three died by other means.

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