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Chicago reports deadliest July in 10 years

Xinhua, August 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

After trudging through the deadliest May in 21 years, Chicago again closed a deadliest July in 10 years, when 65 people were killed.

This has pushed the number of homicides in the city by July this year to nearly 400. The total number for all of last year was 490.

It was the deadliest July since 2006, according to Chicago Police Department records.

Chicago is notorious for shooting that happens every day. And data show that the situation has gotten worse since this year, with increasing residents having the intention of moving out of the city.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson cited gang conflicts and the proliferation of guns for increased violence in early June.

Social media also contributed to the violence, he said, where some young people "taunt each other, brag about their crimes and dare others to confront them". Enditem