Chicago alderman argues Democrat leadership 'emboldening' criminals

Columbus OH

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Raymond Lopez called on leadership to stop 'playing narrative politics' for the safety of Chicago neighborhoods, after prosecutors rejected murder charges in the death of a 7-year-old. 4-year-old killed, 7 other children hurt in weekend shootings in Chicago At least eight children were shot in Chicago over Labor Day weekend, including a 4-year-old boy who was killed when bullets fired outside his home flew through a window and hit him in the head while he was getting a haircut, police said on Monday. A frustrated Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference that the children being shot in Chicago are getting caught in the crossfire of criminals and their intended targets, both of whom appear not to care if children are in the way.