Posted on 04/17/2023 6:35:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
CHICAGO -- At least 32 people have been shot, eight fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago, police said.
A man was found fatally shot early Sunday on the Near West Side. The 21-year-old was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the abdomen about 2:50 a.m. in the 2500-block of West Adams Street, police said. No other information was available.
A man was killed in a Sunday afternoon shooting on Chicago's West Side, prompting a SWAT response, police said. The shooting happened in the Lawndale neighborhood's 3800-block of West Arthington Street at about 4:15 p.m., police said. A 20-year-old man was walking westbound when four people approached him and fired shots, striking him in the face.
Another man was killed in a Saturday night shooting on Chicago's Far South Side, police said.
The shooting happened in the Golden Gate neighborhood's 13000-block of South Champlain Avenue at about 9:19 p.m., police said. A 20-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk when someone fired shots.
In non-fatal attacks, two teenagers were shot Saturday night as hundreds of youths streamed through downtown streets, prompting a heavy police response that resulted in more than a dozen arrests. The boys, 16 and 17, were among the large unruly crowd about 9 p.m. in the 100-block of East Washington Street when shots were fired, police said. The younger boy was shot in the right arm, and the other boy was shot in the left leg. Both were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where they were listed in fair condition.
A 14-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Friday night after another large group of teens gathered at 31st Street Beach.
Last weekend, at least 20 people were shot, three fatally.
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Aren't there any murders during the week in that city - or are they simply too infrequent to notice?
32 shot, 8 fatally in weekend violence across city.
Another democrat ran city by a newer token expected results.
I noticed that. Definite improvement Maybe it's a trend. Wonder if anyone plots this......
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