July Violence Pushes Chicago's 2017 Homicide Total Past 400
CHICAGO, IL - JULY 27: Residents watch as Chicago Police and police SWAT team members surround a house in the Humboldt Park neighborhood where they believe a man responsible for a nearby murder was hiding on July 27, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. At least 400 murders have been recorded to date in 2017 in the Chicago. The city is on a pace to top last year's total of more than 750 murders, the highest the number since the early 1990's.
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Chicago (AP) -- July was another dangerous month in Chicago, with 74 homicides reported.
Police say that drove the total for the year past the 400 mark and put the city on pace to eclipse last year's total.