The u.s. city of Chicago with the nickname ‘murder capital’ – drabshovedstaden – has recorded its bloodiest day in 60 years.
A report from the american city university shows that it was committed 18 killings in the 24 hours of the 31. may. It writes the local media the Chicago Sun Times.
It is the highest number of killings which have been committed on a day ago the university began its measurements in 1961.
the Figures also show that 25 persons were killed from the 19: 00 hours on Friday the 29. may pm to 23.00 on Sunday the 31. may local time. The weekend was the most bloody in recent times in the city.
Chicago is famous for its high kriminalitetsrate, where the 900 murders a year was normal in the 1990s.
– We have never seen anything like it. I don’t know how to put it in context, says one of the researchers behind the report, Max Kapustin, the Chicago Sun Times.
Before 31. may was the record for most kills in a day from 4. august 1991, in which 13 people were killed, according to figures from the university.
Chicago has like most other major u.s. cities have been hit by violent protests after the black american George Floyd’s death.
the City’s mayor, Lori Lightfoot, says that the emergency services in the city received over 65,000 calls the 31. may. It is 50,000 more than normal, writes the Chicago Sun Times.
A priest in the city by the name of Michael Pfleger says to lokalmediet, that due to the many protests, not the usual number of cops in the street these days.
I heard people saying on Saturday that there was no police to see anywhere, and that the police do nothing, said Michael Pfleger to the Chicago Sun Times.
the Priest points to the particular minorities in the city are angry for the time being, where coronavirusset have contributed to an increase in the unemployment rate and the number of homeless people. In addition, George Floyd’s death put additional wood on the fire.
– It is a timed bomb. People are on the border, they are angry, poor and don’t know when it will return, says Michael Pfleger.
Black young men are most frequently represented among both the killed and the killers in Chicago, writes lokalmediet.
