40 People Shot, 6 Dead in Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend: Police

Chicago police block traffic near State and Monroe streets after crowds of young people flooded the Loop after a fatal shooting in Millennial Park in Chicago, on May 14, 2022. Tina Sfondeles/Chicago Sun-Times via AP

At least 40 people were shot and six were killed in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, said police on Monday afternoon.

The Chicago Police Department told local media that it had canceled its officers’ days off in anticipation of Memorial Day weekend, which historically is marred by outbursts of violence and shooting deaths in Chicago.