Chicago shootings: At least 88 shot, 16 fatally, in citywide holiday weekend gun violence, CPD says

“It’s assassination day…” she said.

“When you grow up in an environment where there’s trauma, you don’t resolve your conflicts in an adaptive way, and you use means that can be extreme, for what ultimately, our petty conflicts that don’t require people to lose their life,” Bryant said. “It’s our city, and anything that is happening in our city as citizens, it’s our responsibility… You can’t complain that you don’t have businesses or things that are going on when we’re not keeping it safe in the areas for the businesses to thrive.”

Some people feel not enough is being done to stop the violence.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responded to the violence in a statement, saying in part, “we extend our heartfelt condolences to the families and communities impacted.”

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