10 slain, dozens injured in weekend shootings (Chicago)

Chicago Tribune ^ | May 29, 2012 | Stacy St. Clair

[Perseverando]

Killings are double the figure for Memorial Day 2011

A man was shot dead near a raucous outdoor holiday party in the South Shore neighborhood late Monday night, bringing the number of homicides to 10 during a warm and violent Memorial Day weekend.

More than 40 shootings were reported during the four-day weekend. The city has had more homicides and shootings so far in 2012 than during the same time last year, according to unofficial briefing summaries prepared by the Chicago Police Department.

A department spokesman would not confirm the tally, saying several incidents were still under investigation and could not be classified at this time.

According to the summaries, there have been at least 200 homicides so far this year compared with 134 during the same period in 2011. That's a 49.25 percent increase over last year.

On Tuesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy are expected to hold a news conference where they discuss two new crime reduction strategies.

The 10 people killed over the long weekend outnumber the four reported slain during the 2011 holiday weekend, when severe storms hit the Chicago area and forced many people inside.

Shootings are up nearly 14 percent over last year, according to the unofficial summaries. There have been 851 shootings so far in 2012 compared with 747 during the same period in 2011, the police data showed.

The seemingly worsening violence comes as the Emanuel administration touts its efforts to combat gang crime and add officers and resources to some of the city's most dangerous neighborhoods.

Experts have cautioned that crime statistics from only a few months can be misleading and noted that in recent years, Chicago has been at historic lows for homicides.

In 2008, the city saw similar spikes early in the year and ended

[fwdude]

I don’t understand. Why aren’t these people obeying the anti-gun laws in ObamaLand?

[whitedog57]

No hoodies from Bobby Rush?

[thethirddegree]

Chicago is more dangerous than Afghanistan.

[Mr. Wright]

We can expect the arrival of Sharpton and Jackson any time now. Oh, sorry, black on black crime. No need for the Righteous Brothers.

[cuban leaf]

That is a lot of shootings for a place with such strict gun laws.

Oh, and GET OFF MY GRASS!

[Don Corleone]

Chicago=Detroit but on steroids!

[Baynative]

These serial postings of Chicago violence are amazing, even to those of us who expect a certain amount of inner city mayhem in America.

This has all the essentials for a TV series to rival Cops or 48 Hours.

[Mr. Wright]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/03/us/03brfs-CHICAGOCITYC_BRF.html

[arrdon]

Between Chicago, Atlanta, and Detroit, the UN ‘peacekeepers’ will have to be called out. All the test score cheating is producing too many grad-e-ation parties....

[molson209]

Will Snake Plissken be Escaping From Chicago ?

[certrtwngnut]

These guys are making the Capone era look like a walk in the park.

[MNDude]

well, that’s too bad, but we’ve really got to get a handle on all the problems white racism is creating for black Americans.

[Perseverando]

RE: This has all the essentials for a TV series to rival Cops or 48 Hours.

This may be pretty close:

The Chicago Code - http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_Chicago_Code/70177070?trkid=4432595

[chris37]

10 less Obama voters?

Someone get me a tissue.

[blueunicorn6]

Emanuel has two new crime reducing strategies?

1. Don’t call it crime. Call it redistribution of money and air.

2. Blame it on the Republicans.

Oh Rahm, dance little ballerina, dance.

[ScottinVA]

Rahm should use the same “logic” for Chicago as Marion Barry did for D.C.: “Outside of the killings (along with robberies, carjackings and non-lethal shootings), Chicago has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.”

[Charles Martel]

10 less Obama voters?

We wish. If anything, the probability of their voting in November just increased.

[ZX12R]

well, that’s too bad, but we’ve really got to get a handle on all the problems white racism is creating for black Americans.

I wonder if UPS or FedX will deliver cases of ammo and just leave it on the side of the street in some urban wonderland part of Chicago?

[ScottinVA]

If drive-by shootings were a recognized sport, Boy Zer0 might’ve been able to land the Olympic Games for Chicago after all.

[Perseverando]

Sorry about the bad link. Try these for The Chicago Code:

http://www.hulu.com/the-chicago-code

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1620950/episodes

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Yep!

[junta]

Rahm cannot speed those section 8 vouchers up fast enough.

[oncebitten]

Quagmire, time to pull out.

[Perseverando]

“Police reported multiple sightings of men dressed in black riding in black buggies pulled by horses slowly fleeing the scene of each shooting.”

[tumblindice]

Emmanual is much like Obama, or any Chicago Democrat for that matter: He doesn't give a s*** about the office. It's just a stepping stone to the next office and more political power.

[tflabo]

Trayvon on Trayvon violence.
Wonder how many hoodies were involved.

[MNDude]

LOL! Good one.

[synbad600]

Ha!

New directive from Rahm: voter drive this weekend, South Side, 11:00 pm through 5:00 am.

Get out the ammo . . . oops, I mean, Get out the vote!

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[rcrngroup]

10 slain, dozens injured in weekend shootings (Chicago)

Those wascully wabbit 0dumb0's people. Just enjoying the weekend the best way they know how! When will those guns ever cease & desist and stop shooting on their own? Surely the scum bag 0dumb0-perpetrators don't have anything to do with it?

[from occupied ga]

10 slain, dozens injured in weekend shootings (Chicago)

Well they all must have been killed by police since only the police are allowed to be armed in the neo national socialist kingdom of Chicago from whence prince 0bama was annointed emperor.

[from occupied ga]

10 less Obama voters?

Maybe, but they'll still vote for him. Death rarely stops democratic voters from voting for the biggest thief on the ticket.

[Signalman]

Obama’s People.

[crosshairs]

10 less Obama voters?

We wish. If anything, the probability of their voting in November just increased.

Yep. Before, they would have been too lazy to bother voting. Now that they are on the death roll, they'll be there at least once.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

But, but I thought putting a SOUL BROTHER sign in your window was supposed to stop that sort of thing!

[MCF]

Maybe Congress should issue a service ribbon to all Chicago residents with a combat star.

[nerdwithagun]

Been to Chicago and I live about 20 minutes south on the freeway of Detroit as well as worked in the ghetto. I still think Detroit is generally worse off despite locals having better options to defend themselves.

[bikerman]

Monday night, bringing the number of homicides to 10 during a warm and violent Memorial Day weekend.

Gee we here in Florida had a very warm and patriotic Memorial day weekend and no Homicide. Must be a shortage of skittles in Chicago.

[mykroar]

That was a good show, too bad it didn’t make it (but at least they took the time to wrap it up at the end).

[Sea Parrot]

Chicago, Ciudad Juarez del Norte.

[chris37]

Touche.

I cannot argue these points at all >_>

[QT3.14]

Oh, and GET OFF MY GRASS!

Like this?

[BigCinBigD]

Pity.

[Jet Jaguar]

Withdraw from Chicagoland now.

[fwdude]

In Chicago, it ain’t a party until Careflight shows up.