The coronavirus pandemic has not slowed shootings in the greater Chicago area, with 498 shooting victims recorded in the city through March 31—and an additional 20 people shot in the first weekend of April alone.
The coronavirus"lockdown" has not slowed shootings in the greater Chicago area, with 498 shooting victims recorded in 2020 through March 31—and an additional 20 people shot during several incidents in the first weekend of April alone.
"If officers can't safeguard their own families from coronavirus, they can't safeguard residents," CPD Chief Communications Officer Anthony Guglielmi noted toMonday by phone. He added that March had more shootings but fewer murders and it's difficult to predict numbers as the weather gets warmer, but the department is monitoring changes closely. Several studies have shown that shootings tend to rise in the city during warmer summer months.
The city's non-essential businesses have been ordered to close earlier, typically prior to 6 p.m. in compliance with the shelter-in-place directive. Health experts told WBEZ Sunday that the higher death rates tied to coronavirus in black and low-income communities were not a surprise.
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