At least 50 people were shot, a dozen of them fatally, over Christmas weekend in Chicago, where more than 700 people have been murdered this year, according to police.
Since Friday evening, at least 12 people have been killed in the city, police told media on Monday, acknowledging that Chicago has turned more violent.
This is while, only six people were killed and more than two dozen injured in the same period last year.
“If anyone thinks this is okay or it’s normal, then you’re wrong. Because it’s not okay and it’s not normal,” Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, said during the press briefing.
“These gun offenders have repeatedly shown us that they’re not going to play by society’s rules,” Johnson said,” said Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the Chicago Police Department.
Calling the violence “unacceptable,” Guglielmi noted that 90 percent of the people who died in the shootouts either had criminal histories or were on the…