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As Shootings Increase In Some Neighborhoods, Residents Worry Violence Is No Longer A Priority

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By Josiah Bates 
| Block Club Chicago
This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. CHICAGO — Pastor Donovan Price arrived at the scene on Chicago’s West Side around 10 p.m., an hour after the May 7 shooting. Police tape surrounded the block. Damarion Johnson, an 18-year-old high school basketball star, had been shot and killed beside his Uber driver, Jassen Cho.
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Overall Gun Violence Dropped in Chicago, But the Story Is Complex

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By Sunny Sone , Josiah Bates 
| The Trace
The Trace Chicago, like many cities across the country, has seen dramatic declines in shootings and gun deaths since the pandemic-era spike. In 2025, the city reached its lowest homicide numbers in 60 years. And just recently, the city experienced its first homicide-free Memorial Day weekend in a decade. These are positive trends, but the citywide numbers don’t tell the whole story. As The Trace’s Josiah Bates reports, the drop in gun violence in Chicago was never evenly distributed.
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Some Chicagoans Worry the Urgency Around Violence Is Fading — Even as Shootings Are Ticking Up in Certain Neighborhoods

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By Josiah Bates 
| The Trace
The Trace Pastor Donovan Price arrived at the scene on Chicago’s West Side around 10 p.m., an hour after the May 7 shooting. Police tape surrounded the block. Damarion Johnson, an 18-year-old high school basketball star, had been shot and killed beside his Uber driver, Jassen Cho. Price moved through the crowd, offering hugs, prayers, and whatever comfort he could provide.
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