As cities begin to emerge from pandemic, homicide rates remain high

by Stephen Loiaconi

Wed, April 7th 2021, 10:04 PM UTC

Chicago police work the scene of a shooting early Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in Chicago. Police say seven people were shot and wounded in a Chicago neighborhood overnight in the city’s latest wave of gun violence. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Chicago police investigate the scene of a mass shooting where more then a dozen people were shot in the Gresham neighborhood, of Chicago, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Portland police take control of the streets on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Hundreds of people gathered for rallies and marches against police violence and racial injustice. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein)

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Chicago police work the scene of a shooting early Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in Chicago. Police say seven people were shot and wounded in a Chicago neighborhood overnight in the city’s latest wave of gun violence. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune via AP)

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