Outbreaks of violence have already been reported just hours into Fourth of July weekend, with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and activists pleading for peace and police ramping up efforts to protect the city.
two people were killed and three others were injured in a mass shooting early Friday in the Loop.
Then, in the afternoon, a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed by a man riding a bicycle in broad daylight in Little Village. Hours following the shootings, the faith community of Saint Sabina Catholic Church held its Friday night Peace Walk in Auburn Gresham, calling for an end to shooting deaths and rampant gun violence.
"Five people shot last night, two killed. A policeman this morning, 17-year-old girl this afternoon, three o'clock. It's a madness. If we're waiting for something to come down to fix this crazy," said Rev. Michael Pfleger, pastor of Saint Sabina Catholic Church.
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