Special Report: Our team of journalists in Chicago chronicled a weekend in its epidemic of violence: 64 people shot...

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Our team of journalists in Chicago chronicled a weekend in its epidemic of violence: 64 people shot, 6 killed

Sunday, June 5, 2016 10:30 AM EDT

Over Memorial Day weekend, The New York Times visited scores of shooting scenes to capture what is happening on the streets — and why.

“Shooting in Chicago is like a cancer,” says Charles Parker, 46, “It’s starting to spread out, and I just figured it was a matter of time.”

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