Despite Stay-At-Home Order, Memorial Day Weekend 2020 Is Deadliest In Chicago In Years

CHICAGO (CBS) — The Memorial Day weekend still had several hours to go late Monday afternoon, but it was already the deadliest in Chicago in years. As of 10 p.m., 10 people had been shot and killed in the city.

As CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reported, one large gathering in Englewood Sunday night ended with shots fired. Chicago Police said two of their officers were injured in the incident.

It has been an uphill battle for dozens of peace keepers assigned to canvass the area during the holiday weekend. Autry Philips and his team of 84 violence prevention workers in Englewood have been working nonstop.

“We get those individuals trained in conflict resolution in their own area,” said Phillips, executive director of the Target Area Development Corp. They were canvassing 16 hot spots Monday in the hopes of curbing the gun violence, which has not been fazed by the stay-at-home order that is intended to fight the coronavirus pandemic.