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Chicago Shooting: 42 shot, 8 fatally in weekend violence across city
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 5/23/2021 | Staff

Posted on 05/23/2021 4:48:44 PM PDT by simpson96

CHICAGO--A teenage boy was shot and a 12-year-old girl was hurt by glass when gunfire erupted Saturday night in the Rogers Park neighborhood.

They were in the front yard of a home about 9:05p.m. in the 2000 block of West Touhy Avenue when a dark-colored vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots, Chicago police said.

The 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg and taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was listed in good condition, police said. The girl suffered cuts to her arm from broken glass and was taken to the same hospital.

No one is in custody as Area Three detectives investigate.

At least 42 people have been shot, eight fatally, since Friday night in Chicago, including a 15-year-old boy killed in Lawndale on the West Side.(snip)

A man was shot and killed early Sunday in West Garfield Park.

The 49-year-old was standing outside about 12:15a.m. in the first block of North Kilbourn Avenue when a male exited a silver sedan and began firing shots, police said.

He was struck multiple times in the face and body and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He has not yet been identified.

On Saturday night, a man was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting in Washington Park.

The trio was standing on the sidewalk about 7:30p.m. in the 5500 block of South Michigan Avenue when people inside a gray Jeep and blue Acura opened fire, Chicago police said.

A 46-year-old man was shot in the back and was taken to the University of Chicago, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The medical examiner's office identified him as Johnnie Williams.

Another man, 30, was shot in the head and was also transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition,

(Excerpt) Read more at abc7chicago.com ...


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1 posted on 05/23/2021 4:48:44 PM PDT by simpson96
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That’s not “news”, just another day in paradise.


2 posted on 05/23/2021 4:50:01 PM PDT by griswold3 (NBA/ Plumlee Ball. = poor entertainment value while insulting the audience gets you broke )
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To: simpson96

Weekends not over yet. HeyJackass counts from noon Friday to 7am Monday.


3 posted on 05/23/2021 4:50:11 PM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TV)
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To: simpson96

Lori’s peeps lightfootin’ ‘round town?


4 posted on 05/23/2021 4:50:46 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: griswold3

Where are they getting their ammo from?


5 posted on 05/23/2021 4:51:07 PM PDT by Iceclimber58
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To: simpson96

This is the warm-up for the long weekend!!!


6 posted on 05/23/2021 4:51:26 PM PDT by Springman (Rest In Peace YaYa123, Bahbah, and Just Lori.)
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To: simpson96
And what does Mayor LightBRAIN have to say about this?
All lies? Not true?
7 posted on 05/23/2021 4:51:32 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: simpson96

I give the thugs some credit for consistency.


8 posted on 05/23/2021 4:52:50 PM PDT by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict at Large)
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To: simpson96

Oh baby summer is just starting!


9 posted on 05/23/2021 4:53:43 PM PDT by hercuroc
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To: simpson96; All

Meanwhile in related news, the sun rises and sets daily.


10 posted on 05/23/2021 4:57:06 PM PDT by HotHunt
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To: simpson96

Day is not over.😎


11 posted on 05/23/2021 4:59:48 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: simpson96

The mayor is allowing it to happen because there’s no Whitey to blame.


12 posted on 05/23/2021 5:00:38 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Non-binary transnormativity is a construct of intersectionality. Leftist gobbledegook stinks.)
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To: simpson96

Triple numbers for the Memorial weekend?


13 posted on 05/23/2021 5:03:28 PM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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Your Babymomma is about to get 250 Biden bucks per Bastard per month.

Go to the corner and grab a 40, The Good times in Chi town are about to roll.


14 posted on 05/23/2021 5:03:36 PM PDT by UNGN
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To: Iceclimber58
Where are they getting their ammo from?

White supremacist mail order websites.

15 posted on 05/23/2021 5:04:40 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: simpson96

The weekend isn’t over.

Prime killing time is just beginning back on the Black Paradise aka Chicago with their loving mayor in charge!

In Chicago: The Grim Realities re the real killers/aka cause of Black death stats 2020/2021 are shown below:

https://heyjackass.com/category/2020/
https://heyjackass.com/category/2021/


16 posted on 05/23/2021 5:05:24 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Don’t mask! Don’t tell! by: GranTorino!!)
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To: simpson96

They voted her in. They got what they wanted. Enjoy the target practice.


17 posted on 05/23/2021 5:06:20 PM PDT by chuckee
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I wonder how many trauma and vascular surgeons will leave Chicago? Can you imagine being in such a position, being on call to operate on dozens of dying bodies?


18 posted on 05/23/2021 5:07:58 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Free Republic: The Internet's 1st social media platform. Since 1996.)
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To: Iceclimber58

White male Mathematicians, the most racist people on Earth...


19 posted on 05/23/2021 5:08:03 PM PDT by EEGator
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If they don't care I sure as hell don't.

Carry on.

20 posted on 05/23/2021 5:08:56 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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