How many shootings in chicago in 2017?

In Chicago, 2016 was the deadliest year for homicides in decades, and 2017 is outpacing last year's totals as of Feb. 22. (Jonathon Berlin / Chicago Tribune) In Chicago, 2016 was the deadliest year for homicides in decades, and 2017 is outpacing last year's totals as of Feb. 22. read more

The number of victims of Chicago’s gun violence so far this year rose to 1,000 Tuesday evening after two people were shot in the Belmont Central neighborhood, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The number hit 1,000 on 2017’s 115th day, meaning that nearly nine people have been shot a day on average, according to the newspaper’s data. read more