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67 shot, 13 fatally, over Fourth of July weekend in Chicago so far
The Chicago Sun-Times ^ | July 5, 2020 | by Sun-Times Wire

Posted on 07/05/2020 5:41:24 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Thirteen people have been killed and at least 54 others injured in shootings across Chicago so far over the Fourth of July weekend.

Nine of the weekend’s victims were minors, and two of the children died from their injuries.

A 14-year-old boy was among four people killed in a shooting that wounded four others Saturday night in Englewood on the South Side.

They were at a large gathering in the street about 11:35 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Carpenter Street when four males walked up and started shooting, according to Chicago police. The 14-year-old boy was hit in the back and pronounced dead at Comer Children’s Hospital.

Three other male victims were pronounced dead, two at the scene and one at the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. Their ages were not immediately known.

An 11-year-old boy with a graze wound to the ankle and a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the abdomen were both taken to Comer in fair condition, police said.

A 35-year-old man shot in the hip, leg, arm and wrist was taken to St. Bernard Hospital and transferred to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said. A 29-year-old man shot in the foot was taken to St. Bernard Hospital in fair condition.

Earlier that evening, a 7-year-old girl was killed at a Fourth of July party in Austin on the West Side.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: blacklives; chicago; gangs; matter
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1 posted on 07/05/2020 5:41:24 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s only Sunday morning, if ambitious they could top 20 deaths.


2 posted on 07/05/2020 5:43:31 AM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Heh, Chicago black lives don’t matter.


3 posted on 07/05/2020 5:44:20 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

More social workers?


4 posted on 07/05/2020 5:44:41 AM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

TBLDM


5 posted on 07/05/2020 5:45:14 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Be still, and know that I am God...Psalm 46:10)
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To: 2banana

But if you sing in church you’ll be arrested. Priorities.


6 posted on 07/05/2020 5:45:35 AM PDT by pawpawrick (I had a life once but my job ate it)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What person or business in their right mind would look at Chicago and say... ‘I want to live there.’


7 posted on 07/05/2020 5:47:30 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It it called the “windy city” because of the wind whistling through the bullet holes in the bodies of blacks whose lives (apparently) don’t matter? Great leadership thee, you DIMocRAT losers. More popcorn!!!


8 posted on 07/05/2020 5:47:38 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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Isn't it interesting how Chicago's crime rate isn't national news?

It's black deaths, so you'd think the media would be saying something. Why aren't more blacks talking about it and asking questions?

9 posted on 07/05/2020 5:47:54 AM PDT by jeffc (I'm a Patriot, and the media are our enemy)
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Is it called the “windy city” because of the wind whistling through the bullet holes in the bodies of blacks whose lives (apparently) don’t matter? Great leadership thee, you DIMocRAT losers. More popcorn!!!


10 posted on 07/05/2020 5:47:56 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

As bad as these numbers are, how high would they have to be in order to flatten the curve going forward!


11 posted on 07/05/2020 5:48:00 AM PDT by Bernard ("I don't know if that's true:" Schiff said.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What are the comparable statistics in Kabul, Lagos, and other hot spots?


12 posted on 07/05/2020 5:48:51 AM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"..Lightfoot said in a statement on Twitter. “We cannot grow numb to this. We are making progress in slowing shootings, but we have to do better, every single one of us.”

mayor leadfoot is disillusioned, stupid, or both.

13 posted on 07/05/2020 5:49:47 AM PDT by chief lee runamok
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is an unforgivable travesty being played over and over and over. At what point does someone,anyone stop this. It’s up to the people in that town to arm up and take the streets back. Starting with marching on the city leaders and tar and feather them. Then it’s open season on the bad guys,no bag limit. Otherwise I don’t want to hear about it anymore.


14 posted on 07/05/2020 5:50:28 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Let’s go for triple digits!


15 posted on 07/05/2020 5:51:42 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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Democrat rot, BLM is a white Marxist anarchists dream come true, floyd who?


16 posted on 07/05/2020 5:54:55 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Territoriality over the wilderness.


17 posted on 07/05/2020 5:57:18 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Seriously, what does the local TV evening news cover? Do they have the obligatory murder of the day, or do they just give up? Someone from Chicago area on here ever watch local news who might know?


18 posted on 07/05/2020 5:58:21 AM PDT by oldplayer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

To quote from Saving Private Ryan, “Don’t shoot. Let them burn.”

JoMa


19 posted on 07/05/2020 5:58:58 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks.)
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To: jerod

I know it is crazy, but there are high rise condo’s being built all over the downtown area. At least four massive condo projects going up around McCormick Place.


20 posted on 07/05/2020 5:59:57 AM PDT by EC Washington
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