Lawmakers blast police response at illegal drifting event where 5 were shot, but they don’t agree on what should be done

Tire marks from drifting cars can be seen in the intersection of Archer and Kedzie avenues, where five people were shot early Sunday morning. (Dave Struett | Sun-Times)

Lawmakers were united Monday in slamming Chicago police for their response to a large car drifting event in Brighton Park over the weekend where three people were shot dead and two others were wounded.

But they were sharply divided on what measures should have been taken, with a mayoral candidate saying police should have aggressively moved in to disperse as many as 100 cars, while another alderperson said police need more legal leeway to monitor social media before the events.