Even though this weekend saw the murder of one person and 15 others wounded, gun violence is down overall. Just last week, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was touting the good news this year’s Memorial Day weekend saw in gun violence reduction. According to Chicago Police Department data, the city has seen a 22% decrease in homicides and a 32% decline in shootings compared with 2024.

The 5th District, which includes parts of the 9th and 21st Wards, went the entire holiday weekend without a single shooting incident. Bob Jackson, the head of the violence intervention group Roseland Ceasefire, said this is a first for the organization and the community in recent memory.

“I was very elated to discover that no one got shot or killed in the 5th District over the Memorial Day weekend,” reflected

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