[BB] Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) responded to the city’s raging gun crime this week by signing an executive order to create a Department of Gun Violence Reduction.FOX 32 Chicago reported that Johnson signed the order on Thursday, designating over $100 million for the department to use.
The creation of this new department comes as Chicago “faces a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall.”
Breitbart News noted at a least 39 people were shot in Chicago last weekend and six of those shooting victims succumbed to their wounds. Breitbart News reported on the violence attending the early portion of the weekend, when at least 27 shot Friday into Saturday evening alone.