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Four people killed, nearly 60 shot this weekend across Chicago
Fox News ^ | 20 August 2018 | Lucia I. Suarez Sang, Barnini Chakraborty

Posted on 08/20/2018 6:52:13 AM PDT by Magnatron

Two teens who had been reported missing were among the four people killed and 54 people shot this weekend in Chicago, as the city's gun violence epidemic continued unabated.

The weekend tally was up compared to the same weekend in 2017, which saw 48 people shot and five killed, officials told Fox News on Monday.

Raysuan Turner, 16, and Darnelle Flowers, 17, were found Sunday night at about 11:57 p.m. shot to death in a field on the Far South Side of the city, police said. They had vanished day earlier, FOX 32 Chicago reported.

Earlier Sunday night, five people were shot after a weekly softball game in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. Police said a group of people had gathered for a game when a black van pulled up and someone in the vehicle opened fire. One of the victims was listed in serious condition, ABC 7 Chicago reported.

Across the city, the news of weekend shootings were coming in faster than police could get to the scene.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bluezones; chicago; chicagoshootings; deathtoll; urban
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Trump needs to call a meeting with Chicago black and Hispanic pastors and community leaders. With the polls he's getting now among those groups, many will likely attend (and those that don't can take the blame along with Emanuel).

Trump should listen to their concerns, then follow up by calling out the National Guard to patrol these neighborhoods. He will ultimately be considered a hero and minorities will continue to flock to him. (I'm sure the left will have conniptions about the "occupation" and "martial law" that Trump "imposed", but so what?).

Camden, New Jersey had something similar happen a few years back when Chris Christie called in the State Police to take over policing the city. It worked quite well. As it appears that Illinois is not willing to take this step, so Trump should move now.

1 posted on 08/20/2018 6:52:13 AM PDT by Magnatron
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To: Magnatron

Ah, the news from Chicagadishu.


2 posted on 08/20/2018 6:54:19 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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Round up all the street gangs and guess what would come down?


3 posted on 08/20/2018 6:54:57 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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" the city's gun violence epidemic continued unabated."


There's one noun in that statement which renders it entirely false.
4 posted on 08/20/2018 6:56:43 AM PDT by Hugh the Scot ("The days of being a keyboard commando are over. It's time to get some bloody knuckles." -Drew68)
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Sixty shot with only 4 dead, where’s the pride?


5 posted on 08/20/2018 6:57:00 AM PDT by heshtesh
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Sixty shot with only 4 dead, where’s the pride?

That there is some bad aiming...
6 posted on 08/20/2018 7:00:24 AM PDT by VastRWCon (LARGE PRINT GIVE IT, small print take it away.)
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SO, IT WAS A RELATIVELY PEACEFUL WEEKEND.........................


7 posted on 08/20/2018 7:00:46 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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all the good shots are dead or in hospital


8 posted on 08/20/2018 7:01:32 AM PDT by butlerweave
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Screw Chicago. That smart-assed, loud mouthed little punk Emanuel guarded 24/7 by thugs with badges knows everything about everything. Let him figure it. Normal cops no longer give an iota of a damn and who can blame them.


9 posted on 08/20/2018 7:03:30 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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Even worse marksmanship than normal for Chicago.


10 posted on 08/20/2018 7:03:40 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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Hey Jackass! shows 8 killed and 53 wounded. I believe their stats over Fox’s.

http://heyjackass.com/


11 posted on 08/20/2018 7:05:50 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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That’s easy to say, but a cop out. What’s the solution?


12 posted on 08/20/2018 7:06:19 AM PDT by joesbucks
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To: Rurudyne

“Round up all the street gangs and guess what would come down?”

Then the political structure would lose a whole lot of money. It’s like prohibition where Chicago politicians were paid off by the outfit.


13 posted on 08/20/2018 7:06:40 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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I don’t believe Trump can call out the National Guard absent the governor’s request. And maybe the mayor’s. We remain a Federal Republic despite attempts to tear it down.


14 posted on 08/20/2018 7:07:08 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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As I wrote over on Hannity the other day: it’s a shame we can’t dress up as zombies and scare the whole political class out of the country.


15 posted on 08/20/2018 7:08:18 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: All
http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/
16 posted on 08/20/2018 7:12:13 AM PDT by TheTimeOfMan (A time for peace and a time for war)
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To: VastRWCon

17 posted on 08/20/2018 7:13:00 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Magnatron

Is that not the typical weekend in the windy city?


18 posted on 08/20/2018 7:24:05 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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Blame the police for not doing enough... er I mean blame the police for being over aggressive and doing too much....er I mean blame Trump....er I mean blame it on racism....anything other than those ACTUALLY responsible.


19 posted on 08/20/2018 7:24:28 AM PDT by thepatriot1 (...brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue)
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20 posted on 08/20/2018 7:27:38 AM PDT by headless_thompson_gunner
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