After three mass shootings in under 24 hours, and with more than 20 people shot since Tuesday morning, activists are calling on Chicago officials to take more action ahead of the start of summer.
“Gang members began assaulting police officers that are trying to establish some sort of safety at the crime scene,” Police Supt. David Brown said.Two of the victims, a 29-year-old woman and a 37-year-old woman, were hospitalized in serious condition, while the other four suffered injuries.
Chicago police have pledged to step up patrols and increase officer presence in areas hard-hit recently by crime. Officials say they are planning to cancel days off for officers across the city beginning May 24 ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, but activists like Holmes say that more urgent action is needed.
“We can’t worry about Memorial Day,” he said. “We have to worry about the next hour, the next minute. Because as we stand here now, somebody is discharging a weapon on somebody.”
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