Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, warned that a lack of consequences could send a dangerous message as the city grapples with a continued surge in violent crime.Judge for yourself whether Chicago is or is not already into chaos.
“If they do not feel like the criminal justice system is going to hold them accountable, we’re going to see a level of brazenness that will send this city into chaos,” she said of those stoking the violence. “And we cannot let that happen.”
City Hall has clashed with Foxx over prosecutions in the past. And the Area 5 detectives investigating the shootout have been at odds with the state’s attorney’s office over other high-profile cases prosecutors refused to take up, including the fatal shootings of National Guard member Chrys Carjaval in July and 7-year-old Serenity Broughton in August.
While Foxx declined to comment on the specifics of the latest case during an interview Monday evening, she said the detectives who worked with her office after the shootout “acknowledged the chaotic nature of the scene and the challenges that it posed” and agreed there wasn’t enough evidence to file charges.
SECOND SECTION: What can police do when a prosecutor won’t prosecute?
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