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Cops: Gang member killed, another seriously wounded at funeral
2012-11-27
[Chicago Tribune] A reputed gang member was killed, and another seriously maimed, at a funeral for a man who was bumped off last week on the South Side, with a minister at the services tweeting afterward, "This is Crazy."

The two men were shot outside St. Columbanus Church in the 300 block of East 71st Street, across the street from the A.A. Rayner & Sons Funeral Home, shortly before 12:30 p.m., police said.

They were taken to Stroger Hospital, where one of them was pronounced dead. The other victim was at death's door, according to Chicago Fire Department front man Will Knight. Both victims are convicted felons and known gang members, police said. Two guns were recovered at the scene.

The shooting occurred after the funeral for James Holman, 32, who was slain last week at an apartment building in the Washington Park neighborhood, according to police and the minister who was presiding, the Rev. Corey Brooks.

"I just preached a funeral and gunfire has broke out," Brooks tweeted. "Chaos about 500 people here. This is Crazy!!

"Please pray for Chicago," he added in a later tweet. "This is horrible."
Posted by:Fred

#10  'Hinkey Dink' Kenna is where the decidedly Chicago term 'Hinkey' (the general feeling that something is 'just wrong') comes from.

A tad more info regarding Mr. Kenna and Mr. Coughlin (with some cool hand-drawn maps of early Chi-Town)
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2012-11-27 21:03  

#9  They were taken to Stroger Hospital - a place befitting a gangster

Named after the illustrious John H. Stroger, a Chicago political 'icon' known for his scandalous and patronage-ridden administrations. A gangster without a gun (openly carried, anyway).

Michael 'Hinky Dink' Kenna and 'Bathhouse John' Coughlin would be proud.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2012-11-27 20:53  

#8  Bankrupt DETROIT spreading its morass to Chicago + upper Midwest???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-11-27 19:10  

#7  Wasn't there an article in the last week where the Mayor said America should be more like Chicago? Why, yes. YJCMTSU
Posted by: Procopius2k   2012-11-27 17:08  

#6  As long as they don't disturb public order, that is
Posted by: European Conservative   2012-11-27 16:12  

#5  As long as they keep killing each other, I'm cool. :-(
Posted by: Barbara   2012-11-27 16:01  

#4  Holman, identified by police as a gang member, was gunned down last week at an apartment building in the Washington Park neighborhood.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2012-11-27 15:28  

#3  Isn't this almost kinda like a WOT story? I mean these gangsters are fighting their own little war over drugs and turf and terrorizing their fellow citizens in the process, shooting up churches and innocent civilians. Al Capone would have been proud but there is no Elliot Ness on the scene and the IRS is busy going after the 1%. If Oh Bummer would secure the border it might cut down the flow of drugs into Chicago but don't hold your breath for that.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2012-11-27 11:43  

#2  No more than population control. Survival of the fittest.
Posted by: OCCD   2012-11-27 11:08  

#1  Internecine fighting continues in the 6th Ward. No ceasefire or end in sight. A.A. Rayner & Sons Funeral Home reports business is booming.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-11-27 08:04  

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