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Three children fatally shot this past week in Chicago

by Andrew Shepperson

Twelve-year-old Kanari Gentry-Bowers died in a hospital bed Wednesday night, the third child in two days to die from gunfire in the city of Chicago.

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Chicago: 5 killed, 22 wounded in weekend shootings

by Andrew Shepperson

The violence continued in Chicago, as five more people were killed and at least 22 wounded in shootings over the weekend.

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US taxpayers pay $500 million annually to hospitals for treatment of gunshot victims

by Jennifer Cruz

The vast majority of gunshot victims either don't have insurance or depend on publicly-funded insurance, meaning that almost 73 percent of the hospital — or nearly $500 million each year — comes from U.S. taxpayer money.

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