As the toll from shootings mounted over the long holiday weekend in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson said it would take time and help from the community “to get ourselves out of this rut.”
said it would take time and help from the community "to get ourselves out of this rut."
Last week, interim police Supt. Fred Waller said the district continued to be a "challenge" as he sought to deploy officers where they were needed.The Calumet district on the Far South Side had 11 people shot over the long weekend. Two people were killed and three were wounded in a single attack at a Fernwood Park.
"I understand my responsibility but if anyone tells you that they can single-handedly shift the political mindset that has led to the type of disinvestment that is causing the outbreak of the violence we are all experiencing, if anyone person says that they can do that they’re not being honest," Johnson said.occurred early Saturday just outside Lincoln Park Zoo.
One man, 31, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Another man, whose age was unknown, was shot in the ankle and was taken to the same hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said. The third man, 27, was struck in the leg and arm and drove to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
Just after 2:30 p.m., the four were in a car near the 3200 block of West 79th Street when someone driving in the opposite direction opened fire, police said. The driver of the car crashed into a semi-truck at 79th Street and Columbus Avenue.A 16-year-old boy was struck in the arm and was taken in good condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center. Two men, 19 and 21, suffered gunshot wounds to the leg, police said.
Hours earlier, a 39-year-old man was shot and killed in Auburn Gresham. He was outside about 9:20 p.m. in the 8800 block of South Kerfoot Avenue when he was shot in the chest, police said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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