82 shot- 15 fatally- in Chicago over holiday weekend

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CHICAGO (WLS) --
Violence in Chicago over the holiday weekend once again garnered national attention after more than 80 people were shot, at least 15 of them fatally.

INTERACTIVE MAP: See the Chicago Sun-Times' map of holiday weekend shootings

"It's Groundhog Day in Chicago," Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said on Monday. He ran through a list of the shootings, focusing on the guns the alleged offenders had- and their criminal pasts.

"He shouldn't have been on the street," McCarthy said several times while talking about the alleged offenders. "It all comes down to guns. Too many guns coming in, too little punishment going out."

McCarthy said many armed Chicago gang members will not surrender themselves or their weapons when pursued by police because they fear repercussions from their leaders.

"They would rather save that gun than to lose that gun and go back and say I lost that gun," community activist Andrew Holmes said.

Between 4 p.m. Thursday, July 3, and 3:30 a.m. Monday, 82 people were shot on the streets of Chicago. Fourteen of them died. McCarthy cited lower numbers- and a shorter time span from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Monday - during his news conference.

In eight incidents, Chicago police officers were threatened or shot at and returned fire, McCarthy said. Police wounded five people, killing two of them, in those shootings.

"Officers do not relish using a weapon in the course of their work. But when they find themselves in confrontations... they must do what is best to protect themselves and the public," he said. He became emotional talking about how officers put their lives on their line every day.

The police-involved shootings are under review, as standard procedure.

Parents of teen shot by police speak out

Just before 10 p.m. in the 3800 block of North Cicero on the Fourth of July, Pedro Rios Jr. became a statistic. The 14-year-old was shot and killed by Chicago police after allegedly pointing a 44-magnum at an officer.

"My son was a good child, I don't know why he changed," said Laura Rios.

"A lot of people will say where were the police and what were the police doing? And that's a fair question, but not the only question. Where are the parents?" said Mayor Emanuel.

Pedro Rios' parents reported him missing two weeks ago. A relative says the family was increasingly concerned about the crowd he was running with.

"A parent does what they can do at home. A kid leaves and you have these gang bangers standing around waiting to clip these kids up and do their dirty work," said Susan Diaz, whose relative was shot by police.

Who are the murderers and their victims? A 2011 Chicago police analysis found 90 percent of murder victims in the city are men, 76 percent of victims have prior arrest records, and the most common ages of killers are 17 and 18 years old.

"These officers are putting their lives on the line. Does anybody realize what we're talking about here? There are guns, they kill people!" said Supt. Garry McCarthy, Chicago Police Department.

Police review holiday weekend strategies to combat shootings

McCarthy said his department's strategy for holiday weekends is also under review.

"We're going to keep building on our strategy. We're taking it apart and trying to figure out what happened this weekend," McCarthy said. "We're not throwing out the baby with the bath water."

He said over the holiday weekend hundreds of extra police officers were on patrol across in many of the most violent dangerous neighborhoods.

"We had three days in a row in which we were moving in the right direction. On the fourth day, it kind of reversed itself," McCarthy said. On Sunday, 21 shootings were reported.

"I need to know what happened Sunday," he said. "Because Thursday, Friday, Saturday, while it was busy- very, very busy- we still made advances. It was yesterday that we lost it."

Police said most of the shootings took place on the city's South Side. One of those occurred in Gloria Washington's neighborhood. Just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday, one man was killed and two others were injured near 80th and Exchange. At least one of them was an innocent bystander, police said.

"There are no swings. No basketball courts. They holler, 'This is my turf.' No. I pay $1,200 a year in taxes. This is my turf. OK. And they need something for young people," Washington said.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel repeated his mantra that violence is a citywide issue on Monday.

"The gun violence that was part of this weekend was totally unacceptable to every resident from the city of Chicago regardless of where they lift," Emanuel said. "Where are the parents? Where are the communities? Where are the gun laws?"

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk wants the federal government to help investigate the shootings in Chicago.

"We're announcing soon a goal to track, to provide federal ballistics on every gun crime in Chicago," Kirk said.

In 2013, 12 people were killed and nearly 75 injured during the four-day holiday weekend. Independence Day fell on a Thursday last year.

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[BABY1]

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[biggio]

TweetIf a "bad" cop kills one black guy high on pcp, the whole city riots. 1000s of blacks are shot by other blacks in Chicago each year, they will not protest those murders. But that is the problem with the inner cities in the US, the people who live there dont give a shit as long as welfare and food stamps keep coming in. No reason to better themselves, dependent and ignorant of the situation their living in.

[Dzone]

TweetChicago needs stricter gun control!!! Oh wait, they have the strictest gun control in the country. This is what happens to a community taken over by liberals. The same thing is happening here. Liberals are running the whole damn state now and its all going to shit

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If a "bad" cop kills one black guy high on pcp, the whole city riots. 1000s of blacks are shot by other blacks in Chicago each year, they will not protest those murders. But that is the problem with the inner cities in the US, the people who live there dont give a shit as long as welfare and food stamps keep coming in. No reason to better themselves, dependent and ignorant of the situation their living in.

No they will not protest killing black on black. I feel bad for children that are brought into this world and have to live in those conditions. More are shot in parks, on their porch and even in their own home from an outside window. Any officer that works in an area like that will most definitely become a changed person after years of doing so. This is so NOT a new thing it is just getting worse and worse.

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Tweetif there were no guns, there would be no gun violence

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No they will not protest killing black on black. I feel bad for children that are brought into this world and have to live in those conditions. More are shot in parks, on their porch and even in their own home from an outside window. Any officer that works in an area like that will most definitely become a changed person after years of doing so. This is so NOT a new thing it is just getting worse and worse.

this what you say is a prime example of why i am 100% against liberals, what they stand for and the deomocratic party period. i dont agree with the republicans 100% either but they dont continue to drive these people into the dirt and make the situations much worse than they already are. what's even more sad is the fact that people think throwing money at this problem or even gun control will help. these arent law abiding legal gun owners that are doing these things. what we need to fix this problem is the community leaders to step up and hold the communities accountable. they need to stop feeling sorry for themselves and that they entitled to something because of what happened to their ancestors or whatever other driving forces that are making them feel down. you control your own destiny and in today's age and time no one really cares what color you are where you come from or anything else about you as long as you work hard and do the things that are expected of you. it's that plain and simple, their are no serious race issues anymore even though people would like you to believe so. hell chicago new york and pretty much all the other large cities pd's fd's and most of their civil services are operated by a majority of minorities. that even means the supervisors. all the hill billy red neck old timers that hate people just because of their color are almost all died off now or in the process. our generation and the upcoming generation could give two craps about your sex, race, religion or anything else until you make it an issue

[bossman]

Tweetwhat about the serious race issue of cops targeting young black men, and shooting and killing them? is that not a problem?

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what about the serious race issue of cops targeting young black men, and shooting and killing them? is that not a problem?

well let's see what the statistics say: well for one the last 3 years more white people have been shot and killed by the police than any other race. 2- and this is really going to run home and fit the liberal narative nicely, if you are policing an area where 95% of crime is being committed by a specific group of people then obviously they are going to be incarcerated and have more interaction with the police. now as for the last what 3-4 or 5 shootings, it comes down pretty cut and dry simple and i am not taking the cops side entirely. if a leo gives you a command, you follow it no questions askd. then if it is unlawful then you sue them and the agency. if you are armed and dont follow the commands of a leo, then chances are regardless of your color you are going to be shot. now as for some of these being out right wrong, yeah excessive but 2 out of numerous incidents hardly indicates a problem. what no one from the media to the politicians to the arm chair qb's that scream all this bull shit take into account is these guys have a split second under stress to make a life or death choice. i personally would never be an leo for no amount of money because for the simple fact that if you actually are put into the situation and you feel your life is threatened and you act, the da may not feel the same way and you go to jail. i have been to various schools within the leo and security community and they preach and drive home identify the hands and observe for weapons and threats. this is beaten and beaten and beaten in on a daily basis. their are bad people in society, the military, medical field and pretty much in every job in existance. so to lump them all into a couple isolated incidents again just goes more toward more bs liberal views and stupidity with an issue that doesnt really exist

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what about the serious race issue of cops targeting young black men, and shooting and killing them? is that not a problem?

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