The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Crime has been rampant across the Gaza Strip, including a shooting near a high school that left a teenager dead in the early hours of the day.
Mayor Brandon Johnson broke the tie, and the measure passed on a 24-23 vote. Johnson received a lot of criticism on X (formerly Twitter) after he admitted to the shooting in the following post late Wednesday night:
“My heart bleeds tonight in our city after yet another unspeakable violence against our children today. No family deserves this pain.
“We must continue to value Chicago’s lives and work toward safety, respect for humanity, and healing the wounds of our communities.”
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson came under fire on X (formerly Twitter) after he helped pass a resolution calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza amid rampant crime in the Windy City. ing. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Many X users in the comments section responded to Johnson’s post, calling for him to focus on crime in the city instead of “wasting time” passing “pointless cease-fires overseas.” Ta.
User Johnny Major wrote, “Today shows how much you care. Chicagoans are dying on the streets while you and Congress are doing useless nonsense overseas.” “We wasted time and money trying to pass a ceasefire agreement.” “Sleep well. I know I wouldn’t be able to do that if I were you or a member of Congress wasting my time.”
Another wrote: “I need to call a ceasefire in my city.”
Other commenters wanted to know what resolution the City Council passed Wednesday to combat violence in Chicago.
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One teenager was killed and two others were injured in a shooting near a high school in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood early Wednesday morning. As the three victims were walking, a car stopped, someone got out and shot them all. Police believe teens were the targets.
The shooting occurred just five days after two teenage boys were shot and killed in broad daylight in the Loop.
According to , Chicago police responded to 37 shooting calls between January 22 and January 28. This is two more than the 35 cases reported during the same period last year. Crime data released by the police station. According to the same data, seven murders were reported in the same seven-day period, which is a slight decrease compared to the previous year.
As of Jan. 28, Chicago police have responded to 25 homicides so far in 2024, according to data released by the department. (FOX 32 Chicago)
Crime is down in all categories when compared to the same time last year, but has increased year-to-date in nearly every category when compared to 2022, 2021, and 2020.
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Overall crime complaints (including murder, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated battery, burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft) increased by 19% compared to 2022 and 47% compared to 2021 and 2020. This is an increase of 32% compared to 2017. It’s a separate category, and despite last week’s rise, it has improved over the past four years.
Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price contributed to this report.
