Chicago shootings: President Joe Biden hosting crime summit, CPD Superintendent David Brown attends

The assembly got here after 40 people were shot, 11 fatally, in shootings this past weekend.

“He (Biden) expressed a priority relating to a way of urgency to do one thing now, and never simply to debate the issue however outline options that all of us might carry to the desk that we might do nearly instantly,” Brown mentioned.

The White Home mentioned the group’s dialogue targeted on the Biden administration’s technique to scale back gun crimes and different violent crimes, encouraging state and native governments to make use of funding from the $350 billion within the COVID reduction bundle to fight the violence. President Biden mentioned that cash could possibly be used to rent extra law enforcement officials, and likewise so as to add sources for group violence prevention teams.

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“Whereas there isn’t any one-size-fits-all method, we all know that there are some issues that work. The primary of those who work is stemming the movement of firearms used to commit violent crimes,” Biden mentioned. “It contains the DOJ creating 5 new job forces to crack down on unlawful gun trafficking.”

Brown additionally met with Lincolnwood native Legal professional Basic Merrick Garland in Washington.

“Legal professional Basic Garland and I had a dialog earlier than the assembly began and had some dedication from him to assist out Chicago,” Brown mentioned. “And he supplied no matter he wanted.”

Brown’s go to to D.C. comes simply days after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot met with President Biden at O’Hare Airport. That they had a fast dialog on the tarmac following record-breaking violence. Lightfoot requested for federal assist after greater than 100 folks had been shot over the vacation weekend.

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“I do not assume the Nationwide Guard is the sort of useful resource we do want,” Lightfoot mentioned. “What we want our those that our skilled in native legislation enforcement and that’s people like ATF, DEA, FBI. These are the sort of sources that I feel will actually have most affect at the moment.”

As Chicago sits within the highlight for the massive spike in violence, Brown has been within the scorching seat at Metropolis Corridor. fifteenth Ward Alderman Raymond Lopez mentioned there are issues that have to be mounted earlier than we get assist from the president.

“We do not need a foot pursuit coverage, a car pursuit coverage, our staffing is off, our detectives usually are not closing circumstances correctly,” Lopez mentioned. “To go to the president and say you need assistance when we’ve carried out the whole lot backward at this level appears contradictory to me.”

Chicago Pastor Donovan Worth mentioned he was cautiously optimistic in regards to the assembly.

“I hope the superintendent is aware of Chicago properly sufficient at this level to know that there are a number of ranges to this drawback, and that folks have to be addressed and never only a state of affairs,” he mentioned.