 Those people have to be taken off the street. City officials announced plans Monday for an emergency resource center to open for people struggling with trauma, while Mayor Brandon Johnson blamed the pervasive violence on years of disinvestment and poverty, particularly in the city's black neighborhoods. Johnson, who took office last year, said Chicago hasn't received enough federal resources for victims, and he recently renewed a request for federal help. Today I stand here today heartbroken. Over 100 people have been shot in this city.