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5 Killed, 40 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
CBS Local - Chicago ^ | May 23, 2016

Posted on 05/23/2016 6:30:49 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

A city employee caught in gang crossfire was among five people killed and 40 more wounded in shootings across Chicago between Friday afternoon and Monday morning.

Chicago Police issued a statement Sunday in the middle of one of the first consistently warm weekends of the spring, as intensified city gun violence typically accompanies rising temperatures.

“As we look toward the summer months, Superintendent Johnson has made it very clear that the violence will not be tolerated – period,” the statement said. “The cause of the violence traces back decades, and everyone has a role to play in fixing it – police working with parents, judges, residents, clergy, community leaders, and others. Put simply, we need more values, fewer guns and stronger sentences against violence offenders.”

At least 32 people were wounded in shootings between 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; gangs
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To: MinuteGal

Every time there are shootings in Chiraqistan liberals yell for more gun laws. I guess they better come up with some that street gangs will obey.


21 posted on 05/23/2016 7:32:37 AM PDT by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: headstamp 2
Summer is Coming...
22 posted on 05/23/2016 7:35:49 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The tribal leaders don’t want the PO-leece, so I guess jungle law applies.


23 posted on 05/23/2016 7:39:02 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Calling Obama a POS is a major insult to S.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Feral blacks killing each other moves my “Give-a-$h!t O’meter” as much as muslims killing muslims does...maybe it’s broken.


24 posted on 05/23/2016 7:40:12 AM PDT by mikefive (RLTW)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Put simply, we need more values, fewer guns and stronger sentences against violence offenders.”

What no mention of Community Organizers
25 posted on 05/23/2016 7:54:48 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Reminds of of daily war casualty reports on TV...


26 posted on 05/23/2016 8:03:31 AM PDT by LaRueLaDue
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Wow! Five killed and forty wounded in a single weekend!

The war in Afghanistan is really escalating!

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Oooops -- Chicago -- just another weekend in a liberal-run city...

27 posted on 05/23/2016 10:27:16 AM PDT by TXnMA (Recorded for posterity...)
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To: BenLurkin

“Not every civilian good guy who carries does so with a permit.”

True. But they’re probably smart enough not to brandish if they know what will happen. The bad (and usually stupid) guys, not so much.

This situation wouldn’t have to last long.


28 posted on 05/23/2016 12:19:48 PM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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