Chicago's progressive mayor Brandon Johnson tries to blame Richard Nixon for bloody July 4 weekend of gun violence

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson seemed to blasted Former President Richard Nixon for nan monolithic number of shootings complete Independence Day weekend.

More than 100 group were changeable successful Chicago, 19 of them fatally, from midnight Wednesday to midnight Monday, according to police.

Four of nan convulsive incidents are considered mass shootings - including 1 connected Thursday successful a vicinity connected Chicago's South Side that near 2 women and an 8-year-old boy dead. Two different children were besides critically injured.

During a property convention connected Monday Johnson said he has called connected national authorities for much resources, but besides appeared to blasted nan city's weapon unit connected Richard Nixon - who has been dormant for 3 decades. 

'Black decease has been unluckily been accepted successful this state for a very agelong time. We had a chance 60 years agone to get astatine nan guidelines causes. And group mocked President Johnson, and we ended up pinch Richard Nixon,' nan politician said.

'I'm going to activity difficult each time to toggle shape this city. That's what it takes to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago.' 

Johnson called for those responsible for nan shootings to beryllium held accountable, but emphasized that he believes nan solution to weapon unit is to put much backing into communities.

'We are opinionated present coming talking astir a convulsive play because of generations of disinvestment and heavy disenfranchisement successful nan nonstop communities wherever truthful overmuch of nan unit has taken place,' Johnson said.

'What we've knowledgeable complete nan play is unacceptable and we didn't get present overnight. But everyone knows that. Let's show nan afloat communicative of really we sewage here... nan truth of nan matter is wherever location is astir violence, that's wherever nan poorness is astir pervasive.

'We sewage to clasp group accountable, but you cognize what my eventual extremity is? It's to toggle shape this metropolis truthful we trim disconnected nan pipeline of boys betwixt nan ages of 10 and 19 being either victims aliases nan perpetrators. So yeah, it is personal.'

At slightest 10 of those changeable complete nan play were successful nan 15th Police District wherever nan politician calls home, according to WLS.

One of those victims was Melvin Hill, a 36-year-old father, who was recovered dormant pinch aggregate weapon changeable wounds connected his room level wrong of his flat connected Central adjacent West End successful South Austin. 

Chicago has suffered truthful galore murders from weapon violence that nan metropolis is now offering to salary retired $1,500 successful ceremonial costs to thief bereaved families.

The costs will beryllium paid retired arsenic portion of nan Emergency Supplemental Victims Fund and will supply families pinch finances to thief hide their loved ones.

Shooting victims tin besides person $1,000 to thief screen basal needs for illustration their aesculapian and market bills - arsenic good arsenic up to $1,000 for impermanent relocation costs.

The programme already exists successful nan metropolis aft being introduced crossed 5 communities successful 2022 but is now being expanded to a further 15 crossed nan city.

Johnson announced nan plans saying nan move was a measurement successful nan correct guidance and could thief mitigate nan weapon unit problem. Critics person claimed nan creation of nan money is simply a disturbing motion of conscionable really nan Windy City has become.