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Chicago grapples with gun violence after deadly weekend

Chicago has reduced murders, but still struggles to control gun violence.

07/08/2014 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

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.

07/08/2014 | Rating NR

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