Posted on 08/05/2018 3:29:16 PM PDT by Hojczyk
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Dozens of people were wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday, police said.
One paramedic described the evening as "a war zone."
Since midnight, police said 42 people have been shot, five fatally. Since Friday at 5 p.m., 59 people have been shot, eight fatally, in shootings in Chicago.
34 of the shootings and five deaths occurred between 10 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday, according to police. During one two-and-a-half hour-hour period, 25 people were shot in five multi-injury shootings.
"We know that some of these incidents were targeted and are related to gang conflicts in those areas," said Chicago Police Chief of Patrol Fred Waller at a press conference Sunday afternoon.
This comes just days after Superintendent Eddie Johnson visited ABC7 and talked about decreasing crime numbers and overall violence in Chicago.
"I think some of our more challenging, communities, it's just imperative that police and the community work together to reduce this gun violence," Superintendent Johnson said. "We just have too many guns on the streets of Chicago."
After an event announcing an expansion of the Riverwalk, Mayor Rahm Emanuel voiced the need to create more jobs, not just in the central business district, but on the South and West Sides as well.
"Wednesday we announced a number of businesses that are going to be part of the neighborhood opportunity fund that create the most important part of our neighborhood economy," Emanuel said. "We together have to work as a city....we have a challenge and it requires all of us. Not just our police officers."
CPD representatives said Sunday that they plan to focus their resources for the evening on neighborhoods where retaliation seems likely.
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It be Bark's BD.
Just another carefree weekend in the Windy City..and no protests, gee, I wonder why..no cops involved?
This is where the U.N. starts gun confiscation. Good luck with that.
But that’s against the law!
Wednesday we announced a number of businesses that are going to be part of the neighborhood opportunity fund that create the most important part of our neighborhood economy,” Emanuel said. “We together have to work as a city....we have a challenge and it requires all of us. Not just our police officers.”
Ever notice that Dems only have two solutions to any problem?
1. Throw Money at it
2. Ban it
Happy Barack Obama Day!!
They train them in New Orleans.
I hate to say it but with that much participation could participation award be warranted?/////////////////
What does it tell you that the same that runs the cities where this happens is the same party that is pushing this “Russia, Russia, Russia” crap?
Shhhhhhhhhhh don’t tell kamala, cockeyed cory or Maxine waters
What does it tell you that the same party that runs the cities where this happens is the same party that is pushing this Russia, Russia, Russia crap?
I thought I was !
Obama’s birthday yesterday. I misunderestimated Yugely!
Silence from the media since 1) evil black rifles weren’t used, and 2) most of the victims and shooters were black, and 3) most of the shootings were gang related.
Bullshit! There are too many criminals on the streets.
Oh, and also a law that says you cant go around shooting people.
59 shot, 8 dead. Good thing the idiots turn their guns sideways to shoot....
Chicongo is a very violent city.
“I think some of our more challenging, communities, it’s just imperative that police and the community work together to reduce this gun violence,” Superintendent Johnson said. “We just have too many guns on the streets of Chicago.”
This is nothing a little midnight basketball won’t take care of, Superintendent.
F Rahm Emanuel. What has this ars hole done for President Trump fight for rebuilding America. Nothing.
Who cares as long as they are blacks killed by blacks. See, it den be don mattering or nutin.
These murders are going to continue until the politicians and their pals in law enforcement figure out that it isn’t the NRA and law abiding gun owners who are doing all the shooting.
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