Apr 23, 2008 2:30 pm US/Eastern
Deadly Shootings Continue To Plague Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
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A crowd gathers as police secure the scene where two teens were shot dead in the South Shore neighborhood late Friday. It was one of nearly 20 shootings in the city in just 12 hours.
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Five more people have been fatally shot in Chicago, less than a week after one of deadliest weeks in the city's history.
The five people were reportedly shot on the South Side at about 3:45 p.m., CBS station WBBM-TV reported.
Over the weekend, 37 people were shot, CBS station WBBM-TV reported. Seven of those people died. Two others were stabbed.
Police say that three dozen shootings in one weekend is a lot, but that crime has actually been down overall. Chicago police say that warmer weather means more opportunities for violent crime. They are stepping up patrols and focusing their efforts on targeting gang leaders.
Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis says more officers have been deployed to the city's violent areas, but he says a lot of the violence involves young people, after curfew, and parents need to help stop them.
"You just have too many guns, gangs, too many weapons out here. That's why we have to work hard to take them off. Chicago has probably enjoyed the greatest success in taking weapons off the street," Weis said.
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