Chicago, that toddlin' town...

[Locutus]

At least 10 people shot overnight; 82 killed or injured in last week

At least 10 people were wounded in shootings throughout the city – mainly on the South Side – Thursday night and Friday morning. Since last Thursday, at least 82 people have been wounded or killed in shootings in Chicago.

The most violent shooting overnight occurred at 12:48 a.m. in the 100 block of East 60th Street in the Washington Park neighborhood. Police said five men -- all in their 20s -- were standing outside when a white vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire.

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At least 10 people shot overnight; 82 killed or injured in last week - Chicago Sun-Times

 

[eh1eh]

Wow. I'm envious. If we had 'Merica's gun laws we could have all that fun right here in my f^cking home town.

Suck my cold flaccid penis American gun mongers!

 

[Locutus]

Grim kind of town it is, Chicago

Chicago police backtrack after confirming 500th homicide

Hours after Chicago police listed the shooting death of a West Side man as the city’s 500th homicide of the year, the department backtracked and said the city has yet to reach the grim milestone.

Superintendent Garry McCarthy had told the Tribune Thursday afternoon that the homicide count stood at 499. Hours later, Nathaniel T. Jackson, 40, was gunned down outside a store in the Austin neighborhood and the department confirmed Friday morning that his death was the 500th homicide. Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement noting that "Chicago has reached an unfortunate and tragic milestone."


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Chicago police backtrack after confirming 500th homicide - chicagotribune.com

 

[eh1eh]

Re: Grim kind of town it is, Chicago

Hmmm. Looks like we are actually doing something right. 53 homicides in Toronto. Chicago and Toronto are similar sized cities. Toronto 2.6 million, Chicago 2.7 million.

Toronto Police Service :: To Serve and Protect

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago

Toronto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Locutus]

Re: Grim kind of town it is, Chicago

Maybe they're just crankier.

 

[china]

Police ponder separate shootings in Chicago

China National News Sunday 27th January, 2013

• Police ponder separate shootings in Chicago
• All occurred on Saturday
• Chicago still has high homicide count
US police and emergency services reacted to five separate shooting incidents in only one city on the weekend.
An investigation has been launched into the shootings, which all occurred on Saturday in Chicago.
The first killing took place on Saturday around 2:15am when a gunman opened fire on two men in a parked car.
One of the men was killed while the other was severely injured.
Only a few hours later, two people were killed and one wounded in another shooting incident.
On Saturday afternoon, the bodies of a man and a teenager who had been shot to death were found in another part of the city.
While no one has been arrested, police have been treating the shootings as if they were carried out by the same person or persons.
Chicago's homicide count has started again for the new year.
Every year, more than 30,000 people are shot and killed in the United States with an average of 87 deaths each day as a result of gun violence.
Many more people are injured by some of the 4.5 million firearms which are sold annually in the country.

I feel so safe in Canada.............!

 

[Cliffy]

Re: Police ponder separate shootings in Chicago

Slanted journalism at its best. Most crime is committed by illegal, unregistered guns, just like in Canada. The shooting in the story sounds like gang land style - one gang eliminating the competition. I doubt any of the guns used in these shooting even have their serial numbers still on them.

 

[Goober]

Re: Police ponder separate shootings in Chicago

If they were not white why would you care.

 

[Highball]

Re: Police ponder separate shootings in Chicago

Chicago leads the nation with 40+ homicides in less than the first 30 days of 2013. AND they have a very comprehensive set of gun controls in place. Murder scene witnesses are scared and won't talk. The rule of the Criminal Trial Courts is "Remember your situation is in the hands of 12 people who weren't smart enough to get out of Jury Duty." And if they don't know who the witnesses are that information is available for the right money. Money in Chicago speaks loudly!

 

[gopher]

Re: Police ponder separate shootings in Chicago

I watch Chicago news on WGN quite often. Aurora, Illinois is the state's 2d largest city with a population of 200,000 people. Yet it did not have one homicide last year according to a TV report. Why? Because the cops on the streets, not in some easy desk job. Put the cops back on the streets where they belong and the terrible murder problem in Chicago will be greatly reduced.

 

[JLM]

Re: Police ponder separate shootings in Chicago

China National News Sunday 27th January, 2013

• Police ponder separate shootings in Chicago
• All occurred on SaturdayQUOTE]

Simple solution- Saturday is the problem, move "weekends" to Sunday and Monday and voila, you've solved the problem of Saturday shootings!

 

[Locutus]

7 Dead, 41 Wounded in Wave of Chicago Weekend Violence

What the hell man.


Seven people were killed and at least 41 others were shot in violence that plagued Chicago over Father's Day weekend.

Six of the fatalities and 13 other shootings occurred overnight Saturday leading into Father's Day, including the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy.

On the Southwest Side, five people were shot, one fatally, in two shootings in the Little Village neighborhood.


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7 Dead, 41 Wounded in Wave of Chicago Weekend Violence | NBC Chicago

 

[B00Mer]

Re: 7 Dead, 41 Wounded in Wave of Chicago Weekend Violence

It's the purge..

 

[Locutus]

Gun-Outlawed Chicago: 67 People Shot, 11 Killed Over July 4th Long Weekend…

h/t zip

Eight people were shot -- one fatally -- in a drive-by shooting in which two men fired on a group of people at a home in the Lawndale neighborhood Saturday evening, authorities said.

At least one of the shooters used a rifle and casings were recovered at the scene, police said.

At least 67 people have been shot across the city since Wednesday afternoon during this long holiday weekend, 11 fatally.


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8 shot on West Side - chicagotribune.com

July Fourth holiday violence toll includes boys, 5 and 7 - chicagotribune.com


That's one sh!thole of a town.

 

[skookumchuck]

Re: Gun-Outlawed Chicago: 67 People Shot, 11 Killed Over July 4th Long Weekend…

You won't get any respect from the anti gun crowd with the truth Loc...........

 

[B00Mer]

Re: Gun-Outlawed Chicago: 67 People Shot, 11 Killed Over July 4th Long Weekend…

ONLY, 67 people have been shot across the city on July 4th.. somebody is slacking..

 

[Walter]

Re: Gun-Outlawed Chicago: 67 People Shot, 11 Killed Over July 4th Long Weekend…

BHO's kinda of town, Chicago is. (With apologies to the great Frank Sinatra)

 

[WLDB]

Re: Gun-Outlawed Chicago: 67 People Shot, 11 Killed Over July 4th Long Weekend…

Hmm, another gun debate. This has been covered dozens of times here on various threads. Both sides are very predictable and no one ever really changes their mind one way or another during this sort of debate.

 

[petros]

Re: Gun-Outlawed Chicago: 67 People Shot, 11 Killed Over July 4th Long Weekend…

I wonder if alcohol played a role?

 

[B00Mer]

Re: Gun-Outlawed Chicago: 67 People Shot, 11 Killed Over July 4th Long Weekend…

Hmm, another gun debate. This has been covered dozens of times here on various threads. Both sides are very predictable and no one ever really changes their mind one way or another during this sort of debate.