Post by E-Q on Apr 22, 2008 15:20:52 GMT 8
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- An outburst of gunfire rattled the city during the weekend, with at least nine people killed in 36 separate acts of violence.
Police respond to one of the numerous shootings over the weekend in Chicago.
The shootings were reported from Friday until Monday morning, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
They included gang shootings, drive-by attacks, and even one case in which someone used an AK-47 to shoot up a plumbing supply store.
Authorities did not immediately say whether any of the shootings were thought to be related.
Police Superintendent Jody Weis blamed an excess of guns and gangs.
"There are just too many weapons here," Weis said Sunday. "Too many guns, too many gangs."
During the same weekend last year, there were 19 shootings in Chicago, including four homicides, and 21 shootings were reported during the same weekend in 2006, police statistics show.
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