(CHICAGO) — The Memorial Day weekend in Chicago was the deadliest in eight years.
By early Tuesday morning, at least 11 people had been killed and another 46 wounded since early Friday evening. The death toll was the highest since 2015, when 12 people were killed. The total number shot, however, was still far below the 71 people wounded by gunfire over the 2016 holiday weekend.
The 6th police district on the South Side recorded the most shooting victims, at least seven, followed by the 11th district on the West Side where at least six people were shot.
Extra police officers had been scheduled to work over the weekend.
Dozens of peacekeepers also hit the streets to quell violence in “hot spots” on the South and West sides.
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