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Chicago shootings in March are at their highest level in 4 years, police data show | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Alanne Orjoux, CNN The number of shootings in Chicago in the month of March - and the number of shooting victims - are at their highest in four years, according to data from the Chicago Police Department. The Chicago Police's Monthly Crime Newsletter on city shootings and crime statistics reported the increases […]

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