Chicago, IL – Expressway shootings in Mayor Lightfoot’s city are up over 100 percent compared to the same time last year. As of May 19, there have been 79 expressway shootings compared to 36 expressway shootings during the same time period last year. An additional expressway shooting occurred on May 21, resulting in a 39 year old man being shot in the head and rushed to the hospital.

The growing murder rate in Chicago is less of a priority for the Mayor there than separating journalists based on ethnicity for access to ask questions affecting the day to day lives of chicagoans (including the murder rate). Time to resign, Lori Lightfoot

— George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) May 20, 2021

1,209 people have been shot in Chicago between January 1, 2021 and May 19, 2021, according to the Chicago Tribune. The number represents both fatal and non-fatal shootings in the city. The number includes expressway shootings, gang related shootings, drive-by shootings, and street crime shootings. The number is a 250 increase from the same time period last year.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is more worried about the color of a reporter's skin than the 13 people shot and 3 killed in her city yesterday.

— Andrew Pollack (@AndrewPollackFL) May 20, 2021

A total of 227 people have been killed in Chicago between January 1, 2021 and May 18, 2021 which is 36 more deaths compared to the same time period last year.

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This piece was written by Zach Heilman on May 21, 2021. It originally appeared in RedVoiceMedia.com and is used by permission.

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