Fourteen people are being treated after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home in Chicago, police say. The U.S. government is planning to send federal agents to the city to deal with an uptick in violent crime.
Chicago police investigate the scene of a mass shooting where more then a dozen people were shot in the Gresham neighborhood, of Chicago, Tuesday, July 21, 2020.
The victims were taken by the Chicago Fire Department to nearby hospitals in serious condition, said spokesman Larry Langford.Arnita Geder and Kenneth Hughes said they heard gunshots while in their home watching television, adding that they came outside to find bodies that were shot up and “laying everywhere.”
A squad car was assigned to monitor the funeral as a precaution because of the sizable number of mourners attending, Carter said, adding that he was unaware of any warnings from community activists that trouble at the funeral was imminent.The shooting comes as the Department of Homeland Security is planning toChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, after threatening to sue if President Donald Trump acted without her permission, said Tuesday the city would be working with federal agents to fight crime.
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