The U.S. Attorney in Northern Illinois says violence in Chicago is largely concentrated in just a few areas of the city. But Zachary Fardon says it is a social justice issue that should concern everyone. Fardon recently spoke to civic and business leaders about the city's violence and showed pictures of young people who have died in the city this year.
Fardon explained what federal prosecutors are doing to prevent and prosecute violent crimes and then he turned to the audience.
"We have in this room business leaders and law leaders and civic leaders and we have thoughtful people and we have powerful people. To change what you just saw, is going to take a sustained investment, involvement and commitment from the government and from you," Fardon said.
Fardon says a long view is also needed.
He says solving gun violence is a marathon, not a sprint.