Chicago’s state Rep. La Shawn Ford said during The Ingraham Angle that the way to start curbing the violence in the Windy City is to elect an African-American mayor.<br /><br />"The Ingraham Angle” hosted its first-ever Town Hall event Saturday, when Ford (D) said that the city needs strong black leaders to deal with the issues that plague it.<br /><br />The conversation has gained momentum as Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) unexpectedly announced that he will not seek a third term in office next year.<br /><br />As Fox News reported, there have been more than 19,000 shootings in Chicago since Emanuel took office in the spring of 2011 and nearly 1,000 people shot this year alone.
