Adding to Chicago's violent, lawless trend, a mass shooting took place in a suburb of the city on Independence Day. Seven individuals were murdered and many wounded. A suspect was arrested and hopefully justice will prevail.
Another mass shooting was planned for that day in a different city, Richmond, Virginia. But, thank God, this one didn't happen.
Someone overheard a conversation between two men talking about the attack, and phoned the police. Officers followed up on the tip and found weapons at their residence. Pending further investigation, the two have initially been charged with possession of a firearm as non-U.S. citizens. Both are illegally in this country and came from Guatemala.
Police Chief Smith gave credit to the anonymous citizen who called with the information:
“There is no telling how many lives this hero citizen saved . . . It is the responsibility of law enforcement that if we hear something, that we do something, and that is the message I would like to get out there — that ‘see something, say something’ works.”
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