Statement from YWCA Metropolitan Chicago on July 4 Weekend Gun Violence in Chicago and Highland Park
Categories: Policy & Advocacy
Across the Chicagoland area, this year’s July 4 weekend was plagued with gun violence. On July 4, a mass shooting in Highland Park occurred during an Independence Day parade, killing at least seven and wounding 35. And in the city of Chicago, 71 people were shot, at least eight fatally, over the holiday weekend. The …