Two people have lost their lives in a shooting incident in the US city of Chicago, where 762 people became victims of gun violence in 2016, according to police.
An argument between two men at a bar in Chicago on Sunday, the first day of 2017, ended with the two firing shots at one another, leaving both of them dead, The Chicago Tribune reported.
Meanwhile, Chicago police responding to the double homicide shot another person, who, according to police, physically resisted his arrest. The man was in critical condition on Sunday.
On Saturday, the last day of 2016, a 24-year-old was shot dead in South Austin neighborhood of the city in a possible road rage act that may have been retaliation for hitting another driver’s vehicle.
The Saturday death became the 762nd homicide for the year 2016, a staggering statistic that represents the largest spike in decades, according to data from the Chicago Police Department.
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