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At least 11 killed, 41 wounded so far in Memorial Day weekend violence

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Chicago historically records surges of shootings on Memorial Day weekend with the unofficial start of summer.
The tally of violence in Chicago this Memorial Day weekend is approaching some tragic numbers.
By early Monday afternoon, at least 11 people had been killed and another 41 wounded since early Friday evening. The death toll was the highest since 2015, when 12 people were killed. The total number of those shot, however, was still far below the 71 people wounded by gunfire over the 2016 holiday weekend.
For the Memorial Day weekend total, the Sun-Times tracks incidents from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Tuesday.
The violence also came close to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s doorstep as a woman was found stabbed to death less than two blocks from the first-term mayor’s West Side home.
Gunfire rang out at North Avenue Beach during a fight Friday afternoon, hours after city beaches officially opened for the summer, but no one was wounded.
The holiday weekend that marks the unofficial start of summer has also historically marked the beginning of the seasonal uptick in gun violence — often concentrated on the city’s South and West sides. The 6th District on the South Side had the most shooting victims with at least seven people, followed by the 11th District on the West Side, where at least six people were shot.
Extra police officers were scheduled to work over the weekend, as Mayor Brandon Johnson and Interim CPD Supt. Fred Waller continued the controversial practice of canceling officers’ days off to boost staffing over violent weekends.
Dozens of peacekeepers also hit the streets to quell violence in “hot spots” on the South and West sides.

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