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‘Blatant Lie’: UChicago Student Blasts Lori Lightfoot For Saying Crime Is On The Decline After Classmate Killed By Stray Bullet

Emily Zanotti
‘Blatant Lie’: UChicago Student Blasts Lori Lightfoot For Saying Crime Is On The Decline After Classmate Killed By Stray Bullet
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A University of Chicago student blasted Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Thursday for claiming crime is on the decline in the city after a violent weekend that saw more than 100 people shot and at least 18 killed.

That 18 included the student’s classmate, Max Lewis, who was commuting home on the city’s subway system during rush hour on July 1st when he was pierced in the neck by a stray bullet and killed.

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