A shootout outside a funeral parlour left 15 people wounded on Tuesday in Chicago, as President Donald Trump threatens to send federal agents to a handful of US cities led by Democratic mayors.
The incident started when occupants of a vehicle “began firing at attendees of a funeral. At that time the attendees of the funeral exchanged fire,” Chicago Deputy Police Superintendent Eric Carter told reporters.
Shootings have become breathtakingly normal this summer across the US. A total of 63 people were shot and 12 killed over the weekend in Chicago in ongoing gun violence, according to local media.
Carter said 15 people were wounded in Tuesday’s shooting, but did not specify the degree of severity.
“Too many guns are on our streets and in the hands of people who should never possess them,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted after what she called a “horrific mass shooting.” ❑
