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Chicago shootings: 47 shot, 6 fatally in weekend violence across city, police say
ABC News Local ^ | August 7, 2022 | By Sun-Times Media Wire

Posted on 08/07/2022 6:33:29 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

CHICAGO -- At least 47 people have been wounded, six of them fatally, in shootings since Friday evening across Chicago.

The gunfire included fatalities in Loop and West Chatham parking lots and on a Red Line train in Chatham. Non-fatal attacks included two double shootings that injured four teenagers, according to Chicago police. No arrests were reported in any of the shootings.

Last weekend, 48 people were shot, five fatally, across Chicago.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: democrats; drugs; gangs
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1 posted on 08/07/2022 6:33:29 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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"No arrests were reported in any of the shootings."

I wonder why they keep having shootings.

2 posted on 08/07/2022 6:36:04 AM PDT by cockroach_magoo (“Sure we’ll have Fascism here, but it will come as an anti-Fascism movement.”  - Huey Long)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

DONT WORRY THE NEW GUN LEGISLATION WILL DO NOTHING BECUASE ITS NOT INTENDED FOR THEM


3 posted on 08/07/2022 6:44:20 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nwo )
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At least 47 people have been wounded, six of them fatally, in shootings since Friday evening ... Last weekend, 48 people were shot, five fatally,

Not that I want more fatalities, but it seems like pretty poor shooting to me.

Any combat veterans have a gut feel for wounded vs. KIA? My Army Ranger Vietnam veteran cousin told me once that it's amazing how many rounds can be fired in a firefight from both sides, and nobody killed or wounded on either side.

4 posted on 08/07/2022 6:56:28 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, BY FAR, is that almost all of big media is agenda-driven, not-truth driven.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It seems we could have ended “gun violence” a lot easier by banning Chicago.


5 posted on 08/07/2022 7:07:03 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The House is supposed to represent the people, not the friggin' Federal government. )
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To: cockroach_magoo

Well, as far as no arrests being made. The Chicago City policy is that police can’t chase suspects, even on foot. If a perp runs, the police just let him go. Of course even if the perp is dumb enough not to run, the prosecutors won’t ask for bail and he’ll be back out on the street a few hours after the arrest (liberals are puzzled why crime has skyrocketed in Chi Town).


6 posted on 08/07/2022 7:08:28 AM PDT by Roadrunner383 (;)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
How are all those gun control laws working for you, Chicago?

How's that? The guns come from Indiana?

Well why doesn't Indiana have the same regular shoot-'em-up problems that Chicago does?????

Maybe it's not the guns from Indiana (or anywhere else) that's the problem. Seek Truth, and maybe you can discover what's causing Chicago's horrifying murder and gun-shot problems. You certainly won't solve the problem by obfuscating Truth. Denial will get you nowhere, contrary to the preachings of leftists, "wokies," and Democrat politicians and their toadies.

7 posted on 08/07/2022 7:08:28 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Americans DESPISE the corrupt elites, their media toadies and their corruption of the US government!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

From “Hey Jackass:”

Chicago:

Year To Date

Shot & Killed: 382
Shot & Wounded: 1731
Total Shot: 2113
Total Homicides: 414

Totals for 2021:

Shot and killed 564

Wounded:2,540


8 posted on 08/07/2022 7:12:31 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (Rigged Elections have Consequences)
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To: Savage Beast

In 2018, a black community activist, Tio Hardimann, ran for the Democrat gubernatorial nomination. He said the crime problem was caused by there being too many bad people in Chicago. That’s obvious, but it’s refreshing to hear a political candidate acknowledge it.


9 posted on 08/07/2022 7:19:21 AM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Unreported in all of these stats is that a gunshot victim needs anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000 in medical care, more if there is paralysis or rehab involved.

It’s a fair bet to say that most of the victims are not privately insured, so the (unrecoverable) cost is “written off” or more accurately passed along to those with private insurance.

This is never discussed as a reason why your healthcare is expensive and sucks.


10 posted on 08/07/2022 7:19:41 AM PDT by IncPen ("Inside of every progressive is a Totalitarian screaming to get out" ~ David Horowitz)
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Does BLM in Chicago?


11 posted on 08/07/2022 7:23:35 AM PDT by ActresponsiblyinVA
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The trauma centers in Chicago are said to be busier than those in Afghanistan at the peak of the U.S. war over there.

With no end in sight.

I would venture to say that close to zero percent of the gunshot victims in Chicago carry any sort of private insurance. The result is that the rest of us are stuck with the butcher's bill.

12 posted on 08/07/2022 7:29:17 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (3,654,812 users on Truth Social)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Elites’ Social Score will be used to whittle down the population of the bottom percent until they’ve gotten the population down to 500 million of the best human beings around the world.

That has been going on in America since LBJ started his war on poverty with the massive abortions of Blacks and never rebuilding any buildings ruined by rioters and just old age.

Now the blue cities and states have pulled back their cops and allowing the blacks to slaughter each other. Look at the stats for just Chicago in the links below:

“Meanwhile, “As black bodies, drop like flies around us, killed by violent black hands!”

In Chicago: Realities re the real killers/aka cause of Black death stats 2020/2021/2022 are shown below:

https://heyjackass.com/

https://heyjackass.com/category/2020/
https://heyjackass.com/category/2021/
https://heyjackass.com/category/2022/


13 posted on 08/07/2022 7:35:50 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Anyone, who can make you believe in absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.!" ~ (Voltaire)!!)
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Democrats and RINOs have many different plans, proposals and laws to take guns away from law abiding citizens.

But none at all for taking guns away from thugs, gang-bangers, terrorists and other criminals.


14 posted on 08/07/2022 7:40:07 AM PDT by Iron Munro ( Joe Biden - Inventor Of The First New Language since Esperanto)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Friday night to Sat night===only HALF TIME.


15 posted on 08/07/2022 8:18:57 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Weekend ain’t over yet, more shooting to come!


16 posted on 08/07/2022 8:22:14 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
In the city with the tightest gun controls???

When the hell are American patriotic citizens going to wake up & arm up and start getting rid of Satan's fr'kn animals???

17 posted on 08/07/2022 8:33:16 AM PDT by high info voter (Delivery )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Half time. Still got all day Sunday.


18 posted on 08/07/2022 8:50:41 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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Unless shot by cops or white latinos, it doesn’t matter


19 posted on 08/07/2022 8:57:38 AM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: SamAdams76

Chicago taxpayers pay a bundle every year to patch up gangbangers so they can go out and shoot and get shot again. It would save them money if they gave these folks some training in how to hit the target.


20 posted on 08/07/2022 9:31:56 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX (Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. ~ Lewis Carroll)
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