On another hot night in Chicago, at least six people were shot in four separate incidents on the South, West and North Sides, officials said.Two people were shot at about 9:38 p.m. in the 3600 block of West Schubert Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood, police said.
A 20-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man were stopped in traffic there when a male assailant approached their vehicle and shot them. The woman suffered a gunshot wound to her leg and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital. She is now listed in "stable" condition. The male victim was treated on the scene for a graze wound to his leg.
Less than an hour later, two teen boys were shot in the 5200 block of South Mozart Street in the Gage Park neighborhood. The youths were sitting on a porch when a male suspect jumped out of a vehicle and opened fire, police said.
One victim, 15, was shot in the arm, and the other victim, 17, was shot in his hand and leg. Both teens were taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital and listed in fair condition, police said.
At 11:10 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot on the 100 block of West Fullerton Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side. He was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
A 33-year-old man was found shot at about 3:29 a.m. in the 1400 block of North Karlov Avenue in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said. He was walking on the street when he heard gunfire and then was shot in the leg. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Earlier Monday afternoon, a 16-year-old boy was shot in the 3400 block of West 53rd Place, police said. The youth was walking down the street when three male suspects in a vehicle approached him. The suspects got out of the vehicle and began arguing with the teen, then beat him. One of the suspects pulled out a handgun and shot the teen in his thigh, police said.The boy was taken to Mt. Sinai in serious condition and as of 6:30 a.m., police report his condition has not changed.
As of 6:50 a.m., no one was in custody for any of the shootings. Wentworth Area, Belmont Area and Grand Area detectives are investigating.
Thanks for the cutn'paste, Chicago Tribune.
Now, how's that gun ban working out Mr. Mayor? Perhaps you should take your rifle and stick it up the shooter's asses?
Love the graphic.
ReplyDeleteRacism created gun control in America. Confronted with the prospect of armed freedmen who could stand up for their rights, states across the South instituted gun-control regimes that took away the ability of blacks to defend themselves against the depravity of the Klan.
Fast forward to the 1960s, when a century of institutionalized racism began to come to an end. While racism was no longer the driving force, social change, the drug trade, and the assassination of several national figures turned gun control into an article of faith among progressive politicians. They saw the elimination of guns as the only way to counter the rapid increase of crime in inner cities.