Another day, another murder in Chester.

The city is now entrenched in a verifiable bloodbath, with six homicides in seven days. You can read about it here.

That’s 16 homicides for the year. Last year 28 people were slain in the city.

A lot of people believe Chester is turning a corner economically. They point to the development along the river and several other key areas in the city. They talk proudly about the coming $115 million stadium soon to sit in the shadow of the Commodore Barry Bridge that will bring a Major League Soccer franchise to the city.

But the city will never be “major league” until it comes to grips with the violence that runs rampant on too many of its streets.

A lot of people in this county still believe Chester is unsafe, a place to be avoided.

Six homicides in a week is one of the reasons why.