Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Monday, June 5, 2017.
Shootings decreased by 19 percent in May in comparison with 2016
Gun violence in Chicago decreased in May in comparison with last year, though levels are still high in comparison with previous years, according to DNAinfo Chicago. Shootings were down by 19 percent and murders were down by 15 percent in May compared to May 2016, but that year recorded the highest level of violence since the mid-90s. [DNAinfo Chicago]
