Just hours after city leaders held a press conference to discuss summer safety plans, the violence began.
10 people were shot, one stabbed and two killed in overnight violence on the first night of the long weekend
At the same time across the city downtown, a 23-year-old man said he was stabbed by an unknown person in a large crowd. "The mayor needs to take these things seriously now and allow the police to fully encapsulate the beats and districts to have boots on the ground," he said."I have some serious concerns for this weekend."
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he hopes to used the"full force" of government to combat crime this summer.
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