Extra cops, 'targeted' arrests tamp down July 4 weekend shootings

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson credited targeted arrests of gang members ahead of the Fourth of July weekend with the relatively small number of shootings and homicides during the holiday.

Addressing reporters at Washington Park on Monday evening, Johnson called the four-day total of 39 shooting incidents and three fatalities a sign of progress as his department tries to tamp down a surge in killings through the first half of the year.

CPD also had about 5,000 officers on the street over the weekend, a significant increase over the 3,000 to 4,000 on patrol in the city on a typical day, with additional manpower from Illinois State Police and the Cook County sheriff's office.

Ten people were killed over the three-day weekend in 2015.

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