Posted on 05/22/2023 6:47:02 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least 23 people have been shot, one fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.
man and woman were driving in West Town when they were shot early Sunday morning, police said. The 30-year-old man and 29-year-old woman were driving in the 2200-block of West Walnut Street just before 3:20 a.m. when shots were fired, according to CPD. They were both taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. There is no one in custody and Area Three detectives are investigating.
Hours later, a 17-year-old girl was wounded in a shooting on the North Side. The girl was riding in a car in the 1700 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive when someone shot at her.
A male victim was driving north in the 6500-block of South Kenwood Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood when he heard shots and felt pain about 1 a.m. Saturday, CPD said.
Two men and a woman were sitting in a vehicle in the 6700-block of South Eberhart Avenue on the South Side just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday when they were shot, police said.
Three men were standing on a front porch and sidewalk in the 1500-block of East 75th Street about 9 p.m. Saturday in the city's Grand Crossing neighborhood when they were shot, police said. CPD said shots were fired from a vehicle.
A 32-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk in the 1300-block of South Springfield Avenue just after 11:45 p.m. Friday when he was shot in the hip in Lawndale, CPD said. He was taken to Mt. Sinai hospital in good condition. No one is in custody; Area Four detectives are investigating.
Last weekend, at least 26 people were shot, eight fatally, CPD said.
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Headline in the NYT: "Crime Rate Plummets In Chicago"
“Chicago is going to run our of victims”
According to my “Babymomma/Babydaddysuspects calculator, there is little chance of that happening.
With 7-10 offspring being common, times the number of porches and balconies, the bench is well stocked.
I guess laws restricting guns do not work?
The title should be: 23 BLACK people have been shot by other blacks!
Take it to the BLACKS!
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