Tribune reporting from last year said there were at least 31 shooting incidents during Memorial Day weekend of 2024. Gun violence citywide has also decreased in recent years. As of last week, Chicago police said that the city has seen a 22% decline in fatal shootings and a 32% decline in shootings compared to 2024.

Trump wished a "Happy Memorial Day to all, including the scum that spent the last four years trying to destroy our country."

President Trump's remarks at Arlington National Cemetery contrasted with his more-combative public comments from throughout the long holiday weekend.

Memorial Day 2025 saw multiple shootings, stabbings, and violent incidents from South Carolina to D.C., exposing deeper safety issues.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two people were killed and nine others, including three teenagers, were injured in a shooting at a Philadelphia park, police said.

Under pristinely blue skies, area residents gathered in Lincolnshire’s Spring Lake Park on Monday morning to join a National pause to honor the price of freedom.

Amid worries of staffing shortages, the TSA reported screening over 13.6 million passengers, making this Memorial Day weekend the busiest on record.

Seaside Heights, N.J., faced chaos over Memorial Day weekend after fights and stabbings involving young adults and kids led to 73 arrests, reports say.