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In reply to the discussion: Sunday Shooting Review [View all]Robb
(39,665 posts)28. Chicago does its own version of this on weekends.
2 Dead, 15 Wounded In Shootings Since Friday
Weekend gun violence in Chicago left two men dead and at least 13 other people wounded, including a man shot during a party in the Loops historic Palmer House Hilton Hotel.
The man, 25, was attending a party on the 22nd floor of the hotel at 17 E. Monroe St. when a male shooter pulled out a gun and opened fire, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said.
He was shot in the right leg, and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, Alfaro said. No one is in custody early Sunday, and police had no word on what sparked the shooting.
A representative for the hotel could not be reached for comment.
The weekends first fatal shooting happened about 9:15 p.m. Friday in the West Side Austin neighborhood. A 21-year-old man was shot several times through a glass window while he was inside a Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits restaurant in the 5500 block of West North Avenue, police said....
Read More: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/01/19/2-dead-6-wounded-in-shootings-since-friday/
Weekend gun violence in Chicago left two men dead and at least 13 other people wounded, including a man shot during a party in the Loops historic Palmer House Hilton Hotel.
The man, 25, was attending a party on the 22nd floor of the hotel at 17 E. Monroe St. when a male shooter pulled out a gun and opened fire, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said.
He was shot in the right leg, and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, Alfaro said. No one is in custody early Sunday, and police had no word on what sparked the shooting.
A representative for the hotel could not be reached for comment.
The weekends first fatal shooting happened about 9:15 p.m. Friday in the West Side Austin neighborhood. A 21-year-old man was shot several times through a glass window while he was inside a Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits restaurant in the 5500 block of West North Avenue, police said....
Read More: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/01/19/2-dead-6-wounded-in-shootings-since-friday/
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Preacher, wife and 3 children dead, many guns including assult weapons in home
Care Acutely
Jan 2013
#96
Why is gang violence of such a pressing concern to you? Unless of course, you are in a gang
Number23
Jan 2013
#61
Maybe your neighbors hate you and are trying to get you to move by breaking into your home
Number23
Jan 2013
#73
Yes, but at least I can read those volumes. Which is far more than I can say for you.
Number23
Jan 2013
#78
I wonder is this is a record. I've never seen so many hidden by one person on one thread
Katashi_itto
Jan 2013
#99
I'm pretty sure the 2 and 4 year olds were part of rival gangs. Thanks for your concern. n/t
A Simple Game
Jan 2013
#24
A question that seems to be a constant NRA talking point to minimize the lives of urban victims
MightyMopar
Jan 2013
#35
I was snarkily pointing out that I don't think it matters how, who, where,
A Simple Game
Jan 2013
#36