
Chicago grapples with gun violence after deadly weekend
Clip: 7/8/2014 | 8m 35s
Chicago has reduced murders, but still struggles to control gun violence.
In Chicago, about a dozen people were killed and up to 80 people were in injured in shootings during the city's most violent weekend of the year thus far. The city has made some progress in reducing the number of murders, but it’s still struggling to control gun violence. Gwen Ifill learns more from Paris Schutz of WTTW.
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Chicago grapples with gun violence after deadly weekend
Clip: 7/8/2014 | 8m 35s
In Chicago, about a dozen people were killed and up to 80 people were in injured in shootings during the city's most violent weekend of the year thus far. The city has made some progress in reducing the number of murders, but it’s still struggling to control gun violence. Gwen Ifill learns more from Paris Schutz of WTTW.
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