Gun-free city working as intended?
Via ABC:
A city employee caught in gang crossfire was among five people killed and 40 more wounded in shootings across Chicago between Friday afternoon and Monday morning.
Chicago Police issued a statement Sunday in the middle of one of the first consistently warm weekends of the spring, as intensified city gun violence typically accompanies rising temperatures.
“As we look toward the summer months, Superintendent Johnson has made it very clear that the violence will not be tolerated – period,” the statement said. “The cause of the violence traces back decades, and everyone has a role to play in fixing it – police working with parents, judges, residents, clergy, community leaders, and others. Put simply, we need more values, fewer guns and stronger sentences against violence offenders.”
The first attack of the weekend happened about 4 p.m. Friday in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood, where Yvonne Nelson, an operator for the city’s 311 service, was walking out of a Starbucks near 35th Street and State when shots rang out, authorities said.