New Chicago Mayor Responds After Violent Memorial Day Weekend

Then-Chicago Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson (L) and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speak to the press after a meeting in the governor's office in Chicago, Ill., on April 07, 2023. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a statement on Tuesday condemning the city’s most violent Memorial Day weekend on record, calling it “intolerable.”

The weekend ended with 53 shooting victims and 12 murders, FOX 32 Chicago reported.