Blood-soaked Chicago prepares to host the DNC after 11 people shot over the weekend as local businesses are boarded up READ MORE: Chicago mayor blames Nixon after over 100 people shot in days By Will Potter For Dailymail.Com Published: 19:08, 18 August 2024 | Updated: 19:36, 18 August 2024 e-mail 25 View comments Chicago law enforcement are bracing for a hostile week at the Democratic National Convention as the city still reels from a crime-riddled weekend. At least 11 people were shot across Chicago over the weekend, including three fatally, as yet another weekend of violence gripped the city.
With police resources already stretched, the anticipation of protests and potential looting has seen a number of businesses board up their facades. Tens of thousands of protestors are expected to take to the streets throughout the DNC , and although Chicago officials have approved a 'March on the DNC' rally near to the convention, Mayor Brandon Johnson insisted that the city will be prepared. Chicago was gripped by crime over the weekend as at least 11 people were shot across the city, including the death of one man who was killed by police (pictured) on Sunday In anticipation of protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention, businesses across the city have boarded up to survive a potentially crime-riddled week Over the weekend of violence before the DNC starts on Tuesday, over a dozen people were shot - including at least two officer-involved shootings involving Chicago police.
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