Chicago: 52 shot across city over weekend

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Eight dead among 52 shot across city over weekend

Eight people were killed and at least 44 others were shot across the city Friday night into early Monday, including a baby girl who suffered a graze wound to the neck when gunfire erupted at a Near West Side barbecue.

Those killed included a 29-year-old man found shot in the chest about 3 a.m. Monday in the 7500 block of South Halsted Street near a South Side church, according to Gresham District police. A passing motorist found the man, who was dressed in women's clothing, lying dead on the sidewalk. He remained unidentified Monday morning, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

In the South Side Englewood neighborhood, 44-year-old Darryl Dunn was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in the 7200 block of South Marshfield Avenue at 2:02 a.m. Monday, authorities said.

About 1:52 a.m. Monday, 25-year-old Larry Johnson of the 14000 block of Park Avenue in Lansing was shot in the 6400 block of South Ingleside Avenue in the South Side Woodlawn neighborhood. He died nearly two hours later at a hospital, police said.

Durwin Hackman, 20, of the 3100 block of West 172nd Street in Hazel Crest, was killed in a shooting that also injured two others about 11:10 p.m. in the 700 block of West 111th Street in the Far South Side Roseland neighborhood. The three victims were involved in a verbal altercation over a female when other males began to shoot before fleeing the scene.

A 19-year-old man was also taken to Christ Hospital with a gunshot wound to his abdomen and he was listed in critical condition, police said. The third victim, a 21-year-old man, was in "stable" condition at Christ Hospital with a gunshot wound to his left arm.

Three men, two of whom were related, were found fatally shot in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood early Saturday in what police consider gang-related slayings.

The victims were 25-year-old Waseem Smith, 45-year-old Barry Smith and 28-year-old Leon Smith, according to the medical examiner's office. They were shot just after 3 a.m. in the 2300 block of South Springfield Avenue, police said. Police found two of the men in separate cars and the third lying on the street outside one of the cars.

A 19-year-old man died Sunday night after being shot in the head Friday night in the 1800 block of West 87th Street, police said. Pierre York of the 8600 block of South Wood Street was walking down the street with a friend when they were confronted by a gunman, who fled after shooting York, police said.

In addition to the homicides, at least nine people were shot early Monday, including four men and a baby girl who were injured when gunfire erupted during an outside barbecue on the Near West Side early Monday.

The shooting happened at 12:11 a.m. at the 1300 block of West Hastings Street, according to a Monroe District police lieutenant. Several people attending the barbecue heard shots fired and "everybody started running," the lieutenant said.

One shot struck a 1-year-old girl, who suffered a graze wound to the neck. Four men were also shot, police said. One of the victims, a 34-year-old man, was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. The other three men suffered injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

On Sunday, at least 10 people were shot, including a 16-year-old girl who was critically wounded when shots rang out during a fight on a South Side street.

The girl was standing outside on the 1200 block of East 78th Street at 8:15 p.m. when several fights broke out and one person pulled out a handgun, according to a South Chicago District police captain. The girl was struck in the back and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.

On an especially violent Saturday, at least 21 people were shot. That included five people injured in four shootings in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood, just blocks from the annual Puerto Rican festival.

Following Friday's violent storms, at least one person was injured in a shooting on the South Side.

Eight dead among 52 shot across city over weekend :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State
 
But..but.. Chicago has banned guns. Somebody should tell all those shooters that they can't have guns. Once they know that guns are illegal, they'll be no more shootings. And in other news.. Santa Claus and the Easter bunny were seen having dinner together celebrating the summer solstice.
 
70...75...85...90% or more of the victims black?

Hmmm...wonder what % of the perps were also black?

Anyone hear anything from Jesse?...Al?

Oh, that's right. They'd only be elbowing each other from in front of the news cameras if most of the perps were white and the victims black.

Carry on.
 
This looks like a great opportunity to make racist posts and mention the fact that President Obama used to live in Chicago
 
This looks like a great opportunity to make racist posts and mention the fact that President Obama used to live in Chicago


And who is first out of the gate bringing up Obama in their attempt to encourage racial strife?
 
Looks like Chicago could use a good community organizer. Keep those kids entertained and away from guns. Any ideas?
 
I always enjoy reading the comments right under the article..;)




some folks in chicagoland don't much care for obie wan's bs either. :eusa_whistle:
 
Mexico, Chicago, Los Angeles - where a vast majority of illegals dwell.......does that make me a racist???? Oh crap!
 
City of Juarez to soon saturate the Chicago market with a new tourist ad campaign:

"Vacation safer this summer in Juarez. We've only had 51.5 people shot in any given weekend. Free margarita, upon entry, to anyone showing a valid Illinois driver's license."
 
But..but.. Chicago has banned guns. Somebody should tell all those shooters that they can't have guns. Once they know that guns are illegal, they'll be no more shootings. And in other news.. Santa Claus and the Easter bunny were seen having dinner together celebrating the summer solstice.

Banning guns only works for one purpose, to subjugate citizens and give criminals free reign :eusa_whistle:



"This year will go down in history. For the first time,
a civilized nation has full gun registration!
Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient,
and the world will follow our lead into the future!"

Any one know who said that?
 
These statistics always look worse for high-population areas, until you actually break down the statistics.

Just one shooting in a small town would be statistically worse than this incident, per capita.
 

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