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Chicago sees less violent Labor Day weekend than last year

by Jennifer Cruz

While last Labor Day left the city with a record-breaking number of shootings, this Labor Day was the least violent holiday weekend so far this year.

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Police chief fired in Florida after fatal training demonstration last year

by Brian Seay

Punta Gorda Police Chief Tom Lewis was fired Wednesday more than a year after the fatal shooting of a librarian at a training demonstration.

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Louisiana’s sales tax holiday on guns, ammo kicks off Labor Day weekend

by Christen Smith

Louisiana's ninth annual sales tax holiday on guns, ammunition and hunting supplies kicks off Friday statewide.

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Houston charity donates nearly $100k so vets can attend PTSD camp for free

by Brian Seay

Several veterans in Houston will get to go to a PTSD camp with their families for free after a charity donated more nearly $100,000 last week.

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Grassroots campaign aims for zero murders in Baltimore for 72 hours

by Brian Seay

A handful of Baltimore residents are organizing a ceasefire in an effort to have a murder-free weekend in a city plagued by gun violence.

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Over 100 shot in Chicago during holiday weekend

by Jennifer Cruz

The number of reported shootings were nearly double and the fatalities triple that of last year’s Independence Day weekend.

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Holiday violence pushes Chicago shootings to over 4,300

by Jennifer Cruz

With 1,300 more shooting victims than last year and over 750 homicides so far this year, Chicago is experiencing its deadliest year in nearly two decades.

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65 shot in Chicago’s deadliest holiday weekend yet

by Jennifer Cruz

Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said officers are doing their jobs and all they can. "It's not a police issue, it's a society issue," he said.

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Another bloody weekend in Chicago: 36 shot in 36 hours (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

In yet another violent weekend in Chicago, police responded to at least 27 incidents over a 36-hour span. Thirty six victims were shot, four of them fatally and opinions differ on what is feeding the violence.

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