High Murder Rate Plagues South Side
Clip: 7/12/2012 | 9m 7s
Elizabeth Brackett looks at what police & the community are doing to fight homicide rate.
The South Side's 3rd police district has seen a 91 percent rise in the homicide rate. Elizabeth Brackett looks at what police -- and the community -- are doing to fight back.
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High Murder Rate Plagues South Side
Clip: 7/12/2012 | 9m 7s
The South Side's 3rd police district has seen a 91 percent rise in the homicide rate. Elizabeth Brackett looks at what police -- and the community -- are doing to fight back.
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