The mass shooting that killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas is putting the spotlight on gun violence in Chicago.
that killed 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas is putting the spotlight on gun violence in Chicago.of having the most mass shootings in the U.S. since 2018. But as CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reported Thursday, the problem is often overlooked – and difficult to solve.
"What the gun laws look like, what the demographic and sort of population density issues look like in the city - all, all matter," he said. When looking at per capita data from September of 2018 to May 24 of this year, Chicago ranks fourth with those killed and injured in mass shootings - behind St. Louis, New Orleans, and Baltimore."Each of those cities have problems with group violence," Webster said."People are commonly in on the street, you know, gathered together - and someone pulls out a gun and starts firing.
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