“[Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie] Johnson called this year’s homicide totals ‘unacceptable,’ blaming what he called ‘a small subsection of citizens’ for the violence . . . ‘The police are doing their job,’ Johnson told reporters. ‘What we need help in is holding these repeat gun offenders accountable for this gun violence, and until we do that, we’re going to continue to see the cycle of violence.'” – Chicago tops 700 homicides — with a month to go in violent 2016 [via chicagotribune.com]
