Evanston Police Expanding Stop-and-Frisk in Response to Shootings

In light of the recent wave of shooting incidents, Evanston police will expand stop-and-frisk activities, Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington told residents at a 5th Ward meeting on May 16, Evanston Now reported. 

Recent shooting incidents included a May 7 shooting near the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center; an April 24 incident where a 23-year-old man fired several rounds from a semi-automatic gun at a car with multiple passengers; and an April 14 incident where two people exchanged gunfire near Emerson Street and Hartrey Avenue in what may have been a gang-related incident, according to police. 

Eddington told the crowd of 120 people that he has worked hard to avoid widespread use of stop-and-frisk but the only way police can directly impact the problem is to make it hazardous to carry illegal guns, Evanston Now reported. 

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