Child slain, many wounded in Chicago weekend violence.

Continued Struggle with Violence

An eight-year-old girl was shot‌ and killed in Chicago on Saturday, ⁢in a weekend that ​saw dozens of people shot‌ as the Democrat-run city continues to struggle with⁤ violence.

Tragic Loss​ of ⁢Innocence

Twenty-seven people were shot, seven fatally, over⁤ the weekend. One of the victims was Sarabi Medina, an eight-year-old ‍girl, who was shot by a neighbor who complained the child ‍was too ‍loud.

Medina was riding her​ scooter ⁤when the man approached⁣ and shot her⁣ in the head. The girl’s father tackled the assailant, who was shot ‍in the face during the struggle‌ and is now in critical⁢ condition.

Community Outrage

“Just little kids playing, he ⁢would come⁤ out just yelling about the noise. It⁢ just⁢ didn’t make sense, none ‌of it made sense,”‍ neighbor Megan Kelley told the ⁢ Chicago Sun-Times. “Everybody in the⁤ community⁣ would just⁢ tell him they are just kids having ‌fun playing,⁤ just let them be.”

A Tragic History

The girl’s mother died in a 2019 shooting.

Escalating Violence

Also this weekend, a 14-year-old Chicago male was in critical ⁤condition after receiving‍ two gunshot⁢ wounds to the head. Police had no one in custody as of Monday ⁣morning.

The weekend ⁣shootings ‌are the latest⁣ episode ⁤of violence ⁣in the city.

Concerning Crime Statistics

Crime increased by 38 percent ​in the month after new progressive ‌mayor ‍Brandon Johnson (D.) took office in May.⁣ Robberies are up 17⁤ percent compared with‍ this time last year, according to ⁣police data, and are up by 30 percent in the past⁢ three years.

Controversial⁣ Approach

Johnson’s campaign called for “health professionals, not police” to “respond⁤ to crisis ⁣calls.” He was the only mayoral candidate ‌who did‍ not back filling the city’s ⁣police vacancies, which number more⁤ than 1,500 positions.

Past Failures

Former mayor Lori Lightfoot ​saw the homicide rate skyrocket nearly 40 percent since taking office in 2019,⁣ watchdog Wirepoints reported. She now works as a teaching ⁢fellow ⁢at‍ Harvard‍ University.