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2 killed, at least 10 wounded in shootings in Chicago Monday
The Chicago Sun-Times ^ | August 31, 2021 | by Chicago Sun-Times Wire

Posted on 08/31/2021 5:36:03 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Two people were killed and at least 10 others were wounded in shootings in Chicago Monday.

One of the fatal attacks occurred in South Shore when a man was shot by a gunman who forced his way into his home, police said.

The 55-year-old man responded to loud knocking at his door in the 7700 block of South Shore Drive about 1:50 a.m., police said. The man was shot multiple times and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

n Roseland on the Far South Side, a man was killed and two others wounded around 8:50 p.m. while standing in the 400 block of East 111th Street, police said. A 31-year-old man was shot in the back and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.

A 17-year-old boy was shot in Burnside on the South Side. About 11:10 p.m., the teen was standing in the 500 block of East 92nd Street when he was struck in the thigh.

Another 17-year-old boy was wounded in Chatham on the South Side. The teen was on a bike about 6:50 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Vernon Avenue when someone in a car fired shots, Chicago police said.

Six people were killed and 50 others were wounded in shootings over the weekend citywide.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; democrats; drugs; gangs

1 posted on 08/31/2021 5:36:03 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
None of their lives mattered as they do not fit the narrative.
2 posted on 08/31/2021 5:37:57 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Per HeyJackass.com, 6 killed and 52 wounded this past weekend.


3 posted on 08/31/2021 5:45:21 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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High speed lead poisoning has killed far more young people in Chicago than CoupFlu.


4 posted on 08/31/2021 5:46:08 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

On a MONDAY???? I thought this ONLY happened on the WEEKENDS!!!


5 posted on 08/31/2021 5:52:43 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Chicago - western Kabul


6 posted on 08/31/2021 5:57:31 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

♪ ♫ ♬ Chicago, Chicago, That Toddlin’ Town...” ♪ ♫ ♬


7 posted on 08/31/2021 7:41:12 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit..)
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