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| 14 KIA, More Than Three Dozen WIA In Chicago Weekend Shootings |
| 2016-10-31 |
| (CBS) -- At least 14 people were killed and 38 others have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening. The weekend’s latest homicide happened about 3:15 a.m. Sunday in the Old Town neighborhood on the Near North Side. Two 17-year-old boys were standing outside in the 1300 block of North Hudson, when a dark-colored vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire, according to Chicago Police. One teenager was shot in the chest and back and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other boy suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and head and was also taken to Northwestern, where he was listed in critical condition. About 15 minutes earlier, a 19-year-old man was killed and a 40-year-old man was wounded in a Near West Side shooting. The men were in a car at 2:59 a.m. in the 2100 block of West Jackson when someone walked up and fired shots in their direction, police said. The driver tried to speed away, but their vehicle struck a parked vehicle before coming to a rest. The younger man suffered several gunshot wounds to the back and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Con't. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 News report this morning put out a higher KIA. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-10-31 15:16 |
| #6 The obvious solution is more restrictions on legally owned guns. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2016-10-31 11:55 |
| #5 Detailed stats from the gun-free City; HeyJackass.com |
| Posted by: Ebbereting Gloger6607 2016-10-31 10:30 |
| #4 Just festivities for the Cubs Home Games. Would have been worse otherwise. The unfortunate 'boys' were probably packing, too. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-10-31 10:12 |
| #3 Mr. Capone to the courtesy phone. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-10-31 09:42 |
| #2 Kind of sounds like a gang war. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2016-10-31 09:06 |
| #1 None of the guns were legally purchased in Chicago. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2016-10-31 09:05 |