By Derick Waller
ABC7 New York
July 6, 2020
It was a weekend plagued by gun violence across New York City as the surge in shootings continues, with 11 people killed in two days and 30 shootings with 10 homicides on Sunday alone.
Police say 48 people were victimized in those 30 shootings, and the recent abnormal spike is causing concern and outrage.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday that he believes the most central issue for the violence is that the New York City court system has not been functioning due as normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan seconded those thoughts, saying that a combination of COVID-related prison releases, the court shutdown, and animosity towards police has contributed to the uptick in violent crime.