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Pressed about a rash of weekend shootings in downtown Chicago, the city’s top cop acknowledged Monday that more shootings are occurring there even as they decline in neighborhoods that have long struggled with gun violence.

Lisa Chavarria has more.

Two Chicago police officers have been wounded in a shooting early Friday on the city’s West Side and the suspected gunman was captured nearby, authorities said.

Chicago Police Department Supt. David Brown details the charges connected to the shooting death of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega, noting that a teen faces first-degree murder charges.

According to Chicago police, the officer was shot after responding to a disturbance at an Ulta Beauty Shop near the intersection of West North Avenue and North Sheffield Avenue on Monday afternoon.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown once again blamed the court system for the escalating violence that the city has seen this summer, but some say that argument doesn’t work. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

In an effort to stop the flow of illegal guns contributing to Chicago violence, a new 50-person gun investigations team within the Chicago Police Department will focus on halting the third-party purchase of firearms. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

An off-duty Chicago police officer was found dead in an apparent suicide Wednesday morning in the Clearing neighborhood on the Southwest Side — the third such death by a member of the department this year.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown was among several city and law enforcement leaders in attendance at the White House Monday for a discussion with President Joe Biden on reducing crime. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

As Chicago Police Supt. David Brown praised city officers for their work during a particularly violent Fourth of July holiday weekend that saw more than 100 people shot citywide, others questioned the narrative he gave on what’s behind the city’s rising crime.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown praised city officers for “doing their part” during a particularly violent Fourth of July holiday weekend that saw more than 100 people shot citywide.

A violent Fourth of July holiday weekend that left more than 100 people shot in Chicago has some calling for leadership changes and more accountability. Christian Farr reports.

Aldermen hammered Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown Friday during a six-hour special City Council meeting that sought to question the city’s public safety plan ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.

A special City Council meeting is set for Friday aiming to question the city’s public safety plan ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.

Chicago police detailed on Thursday the city’s public safety plan ahead of the typically violent Fourth of July holiday weekend and according to the city’s top cop, not much will be changing. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Chicago police detailed on Thursday the city’s public safety plan ahead of the typically violent Fourth of July holiday weekend and according to the city’s top cop, not much will be changing.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown is scheduled to detail on Thursday the city’s public safety plan ahead of the typically violent Fourth of July holiday weekend, as a group of alderman are calling for him to attend a special City Council meeting. Lauren Petty reports.

Several Chicago aldermen have called a special City Council meeting set for Friday aiming to go over the city’s public safety plan for the Fourth of July holiday.

Chicago aldermen are calling for a special City Council meeting Friday with Police Supt. David Brown to discuss violence. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

A Chicago police officer charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6 was relieved of his police powers earlier this month, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said.