A member of the Texas Democratic Delegation was robbed at gunpoint during the party's national convention, according to a report.
'And we have officers not only along the corridors downtown, in and around the venues of the Democratic National Convention, but also in our neighborhoods to continue to protect our people who are living in areas that are the most vulnerable.
On Day 3 of the convention there were nine shootings in Chicago, according to the city's police department.
The weekend before the convention saw 26 shootings with 30 total victims, including five deaths.
The victim, 25, was walking in downtown Chicago at 2 a.m. CT on Wednesday morning during the DNC when a dark blue Land Rover Discovery pulled up alongside and armed men in ski masks got out.
On Tuesday there were five shootings with 12 victims, including one death.
Chicago crime stats show the city hit a decade high for murders in 2023, seeing 617 deaths just last year, the most in the nation for a major city.
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