The following is an incomplete list of shootings.
100 block of North Keeler Avenue: 22 years old woman shot and killed.
6200 block of South Francisco Avenue: 27 years old man shot multiple times and killed.
9600 block of South Brennan Avenue: 33 years old man shot multiple times and killed.
1900 block of West Howard Avenue: Two men shot. One man died, the other was wounded in the foot.
4900 block of West West End Avenue: Two men and a 17 years old boy shot at a party. The boy died, he had been shot at least three times.
9300 block of South Wallace Street: Two cops shot and wounded. The shooter was shot and wounded by the cops, and the cops even shot and wounded a woman who was in the car with the suspect! Police say the driver started shooting at them when they pulled him over for a traffic violation.
4600 block of South Drexel Boulevard: 30 years old man shot in the leg and wounded.
1200 block of West 93rd Street: 19 years old man had his cell phone stolen at gunpoint, then the robber shot him in the foot.
4300 block of West 15th Street: 28 years old man shot in the leg.
11200 block of South Marshfield Avenue: 23 years old man wounded in the leg.
4900 block of West Augusta Avenue: 27 years old man shot in the leg and wounded.
500 block of North Leclaire Avenue: A 27 years old woman and a 15 years old boy wounded by drive by shooter. The woman was in her car and the boy was walking on the sidewalk. The boy was grazed in the back, and refused medical treatment.
1000 block of North Lamon Avenue: 16 years old boy shot in the back and wounded.
6100 block of South Wabash Avenue: Two men shot and wounded. They say they were shot by three other men.
5100 block of South Oakley Avenue: 24 years old man shot multiple times, but in stable condition.
5700 block of South Sangamon Avenue: 23 years old man shot by drive by shooters. He was hit multiple times in the legs.
4100 block of West Crystal Street: 30 years old man shot in the arm.
10100 block of South Aberdeen Street: 22 years old man shot in the ankle.
6600 block of South Blackstone Avenue: 19 years old man shot in the leg.
4900 block of West Iowa Street: 34 years old man shot in the hip.
1200 block of North Karlov Avenue: Report of a man shot in the leg.
200 block of West 113th Street: 21 years old man shot and wounded as he sat on his porch.
7300 block of South Kenwood Avenue: 20 years old man shot in the arm by a group of men who walked up to him.
8500 block of South Sangamon Street: 22 years old man shot in the hip.
7000 block of South Morgan Street: 34 years old man shot in the abdomen, in serious condition.
West Suburban Medical Center: A man who had been shot in the arm walked himself into the hospital.
Discounting the police involved shooting, all the victims were not armed.
Police say most of the gun violence is caused by gang bangers. New anti-gun laws would not stop the shootings, because most guns used by gang bangers are already illegal!
“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013, calls Chicagoland his homie town
Chicago update 31 May – 02 June 2014