Posted on 12/26/2022 7:31:36 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
CHICAGO (CBS) – At least two people are dead and 13 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the Christmas weekend. The ages of the victims range from 17 to 55.
In the first shooting of the holiday weekend, a 10-year-old girl accidentally shot herself in the hand around 5:20 p.m. Friday, after finding a gun inside a home in the 6500 block of South California Avenue.
The girl was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition.
Less than a half hour later, a 48-year-old man suffered an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the hand in the 6800 block of South Prairie Avenue around 6:01 p.m.
The victim was inside a residence at the time of the shooting, police said.
In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
At 10:42 p.m. Saturday, in the 400 block of West 95th Place, a 32-year-old man was inside a residence and engaged in an argument with a known man who produced a firearm and shot at the victim before fleeing the scene on foot. The victim was struck once on the head and was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in fair condition.
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Blue city blues never ends
Those are rookie numbers.
Slow weekend, they were busy with Christmas “shopping”.
The bitter COLD this weekend here in the Shitcagoland area kept the shooting totals down.
We're warming up to near 50 later this week, with temps into the 40's for New Years Eve weekend.
Business is gonna pick up. There's a whole lotta pent up shootin' waiting to be done.
In their defense, it was cold this weekend which kept the death totals low.
The will find the bodies after the snow melts.
There has been a-lot of friction lately between the cities roving bands of amish and mennonites
Cubs and White Sox fans going at it again.
Slow weekend in Chicago.
Wow...., That was a quiet weekend in Chi-town
Homeboy #1: Let’s go out and mug some old ladies. I need some cash for dope.
Homeboy #2: Not me. You go by your ugly self, bro. Its’s too cold out.
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Scene in Blue Bloods series:
New Mayor: I am pleased to see the statistics show lower figures for street robberies and muggings last month. It shows our community policing plan and your officers are making progress.
Police Commissioner Frank Reagan: Or it shows the bitterly cold weather meant the criminals didn’t feel like going outside as much and when it warms up they’ll be back again.
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