Caucus members say they will no longer tolerate the violence and the bloodshed.
"Whether those streets be located in Chicago, Detroit, Michigan, New York City, Houston, Los Angeles. . . No matter where in America this type of violence rises it's head up, we have to raise our voices and act to shut it down," said Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Chicago).
The summit will take place July 25-26 at Chicago State University.