Chicago: "bullet-scarred"

[joan1984]

Chicago making 'the news' again, this time Murder, and Fetal Abduction.
Had to find this in a UK Newspaper site... guess not a big deal for Chicago, IL media, and U.S. National "media". Does not fit the Agenda!

"...'Who is due in May where is the May mama's at?' she wrote..."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7036511/Missing-pregnant-teenagers-baby-cut-womb-strangled-death.html

[watcher1]

Been front page news the past two days. And again Chicago made the world news for another violent crime.

[Lois]

This is a horrible story, but it could have happened anywhere.  There have been horrific crimes involving children before that did not happen in Chicago.  Joan just hates Chicago for some reason.

[MissBarbara]

Joan just hates Chicago for some reason.

Well, I can think of one reason:

[Athos_131]

25 most dangerous cities in America

25 Most Dangerous Cities in America


Surely the OP will want to start threads on the 20 some cities ahead of Chicago in violent crimes, since they are undoubtly concerned about crime in all of America.

It would only be fair.

#Resist

[MissBarbara]

Surely the OP will want to start threads on the 20 some cities ahead of Chicago in violent crimes, since they are undoubtly concerned about crime in all of America.

It would only be fair.

#Resist

I just checked the list of topics, and I don't see "Chattanooga: Bullet-Scarred" or "Anchorage: Bullet-Scarred" anywhere!

[Athos_131]

I guess they have work to do then.

#Resist

[Lois]

If it is just hate of Obama why not a Hawaii thread?

[MissBarbara]

If it is just hate of Obama why not a Hawaii thread?

Or a Kenya thread?   

[Katiebee]

Or a Black thread?

[joan1984]

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/03/families-push-for-answers-in-cases-of-50-strangled-women-some-blame-a-serial-killer/
Families Push For Answers In
Cases Of 50 Strangled Women;
Some Blame A Serial Killer

CHICAGO (CBS) — More than 50 women have been killed by strangulation in Chicago going back to 2001. The CBS 2 Investigators have highlighted patterns that some say suggest a serial killer could be behind the murders.

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said right now there is just not enough information to say a serial killer or killers are responsible for strangling the women, but until arrests are made their families will continue pushing.

Flyers with names and locations of the tragedies are posted near the spots where Chicago women were found strangled and left for dead in alleys, abandoned lots and trash cans.

City sanitation workers found Riccardo Holyfield’s cousin Reo Renee Holyfield in a garbage bin last fall.

“If something don’t get done, it’s going to get worse,” Riccardo said. “People keep dismissing us because of these women’s backgrounds.”

Thomas Hargrove of the Murder Accountability Project identified a pattern dating back to 2001.

“Disproportionately these women have a history of sex work and illegal drug use,” he said. “It is highly unlikely these women were murdered by 50 separate men.”

Riccardo, his family and volunteers vow to keep walking in the search for answers not just for their loved on but for all of the murdered women.

“If we continue to allow this to happened everyone’s going to lose their family members,” he said.

Johnson called for a review of 51 strangulation cases to see if there was any DNA taken and if any links can be made from that.

[MintJulie]

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/06/03/families-push-for-answers-in-cases-of-50-strangled-women-some-blame-a-serial-killer/
Families Push For Answers In
Cases Of 50 Strangled Women;
Some Blame A Serial Killer

All with similar backgrounds?   All strangulation?   Yes, to me that's a pattern.

When I think of murder, the last thing I think is strangulation.   I think gun shot, blunt force head trauma, stabbing.   I rarely think of strangulation.   To have 50 seems way out of whack.
 
But, that's 3 a year (50 since 2001), which doesn't seem like a lot for a city that size.  Yes, it's 3 too many, but in a 2.7 million person city, the percentage is very low.

[Lois]

Oakland Is Slowly Solving America’s Rising Gun Violence Trend

As major cities throughout the United States have struggled to deal with rising gun violence over the years, one community in California is seeing a reversal of the trend in its own backyard.

Oakland has cut its annual homicides and nonfatal shootings by nearly half since 2012, a huge drop for what used to be considered one of the more violent cities in the U.S., according to a new report by the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

https://lawcenter.giffords.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Giffords-Law-Center-A-Case-Study-in-Hope-Lessons-from-Oaklands-Remarkable-Reduction-in-Gun-Violence.pdf

[watcher1]

Not to mention that Chicago experienced it's most violent weekend to date this past weekend with 52 shootings and double digit homicides. A sorry welcome for our new mayor.

[joan1984]

http://www.wlsam.com/2019/07/15/chicago-lawmaker-encouraging-concealed-carry/ 

Chicago Lawmaker Encouraging
Concealed Carry
Jul 15, 2019 | nickgale
By Nick Gale, WLS-AM 890 News

(CHICAGO) — After another violent weekend that saw eight people killed and at least 32 others wounded, one lawmaker is taking action by encouraging his constituents to arm themselves.

Bullets from a shooting that left a 22-year-old dead in the Austin Neighborhood on the West Side Sunday also found State Rep. La Shawn Ford’s (D-Chicago) car.

Bullets were also found down the block, lodged in a love seat in a nearby home in the 800 block of North LeClaire Ave.

Ford tells The Mancow Show on WLS-AM 890 that he is encouraging his residents to arm themselves against the violence.

“I think about it all the time,” Ford said of the shootings that plague his community. “That’s why I’m working with a concealed carry instructor and we’re going to go through the neighborhood and we’re going to encourage people to get their concealed carry license because it makes no sense for people not to have the protections that they need.”

The shooting remains under investigation.
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AFT

[joan1984]

Last weekend in Chicago...

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/05/north-lawndale-neighbors-mass-shooting/

[joan1984]

CHICAGO WEEKEND VIOLENCE

11 Kids Among 25 Shot in Weekend Chicago Violence

At least three of the shootings involving children were accidental, according to authorities

Published February 17, 2020 • Updated on February 17, 2020 at 7:17 am

Eleven kids were among 25 people shot across Chicago in weekend gun violence that left at least three people dead.

At least three of the shootings involving children were accidental, according to authorities.

The first incident took place around 7:49 p.m. Friday in the 3100 block of West Filmore. There, a 7-year-old girl was handling a gun after finding it inside of a residence when it went off, striking an 11-year-old boy, police said. The boy was hit in the neck, and is in serious condition at Stroger Hospital. Police believe the shooting was accidental.

Three of the victims - a 14-year-old girl, a 23-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man - were all listed in critical condition at area hospitals. A 20-year-old man was shot in the face, chest and leg and was listed in serious condition. Two other victims, a 15-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl, were in good condition at area hospitals. No suspects were in custody.

At approximately 10:20 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Forestville, a young boy was playing with a gun he found inside of a residence when it went off, striking two other children. An 8-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder and hand, and a 12-year-old girl was grazed in the arm. Both were taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in fair condition.

Just after noon Saturday, in the 2400 block of South Troy, a 15-year-old boy was handling a firearm, which went off, according to police. A 14-year-old girl was hit by the gunfire, suffering a wound to her cheek. The teen boy is in police custody, and the girl is in fair condition at Cook County Hospital.

Also Saturday, a 16-year-old male was shot while walking on the sidewalk around 5 p.m. in the 400 block of East 113th Street, police said. An unknown offender inside a light-colored vehicle pulled up and fired shots at the victim. The teen sustained a gunshot wound to the left thigh and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition.

Early Sunday, a 16-year-old boy was walking in the 900 block of West 31st Street when a person in a black sedan fired shots at him, striking him in the leg. Police said the boy was taken to Stroger, where he was listed in fair condition.

Then, around 2:30 p.m. in the 5000 block of West 63rd Street, a 17-year-old boy was driving westbound in a vehicle when another vehicle pulled up and a person inside opened fire, striking the boy in the face. He drove himself to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was listed in fair condition, police said.

Around 12:15 a.m. Monday, a 17-year-old girl was walking with a 19-year-old man, who police say was a friend, when the pair were approached by three men in a tan SUV. The men in the car asked if the pair wanted to buy drugs, but when they refused, one of the men in the car opened fire, hitting the teen girl in the foot, police said. She was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition, authorities said.

Here are the rest of the weekend’s shootings:

Friday –

Chicago police officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert in the 5400 block of South State Street at approximately 2 p.m. found evidence of a shooting but no victim. Later, a 33-year-old man walked into the University of Chicago with a gunshot wound to his thigh. He was the victim from the State Street incident, but refused to cooperate with police.

The first fatal shooting of the weekend occurred in the 8000 block of South Paulina at approximately 3:39 p.m. Friday, police said. Officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert in the area discovered a male lying in the street, having suffered gunshot wounds to his head and body.

Police say the unidentified male was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition, and he later died from his injuries. Police are continuing to investigate, and no suspect is in custody.

Saturday –

A 20-year-old man told police that he was riding in the back of a car in the 3200 block of West Columbus at approximately 3:25 a.m. when a gun being handled by another person in the car went off, striking the victim in the foot. Police said the man was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, and is listed in good condition.

In the 600 block of North Ashland at approximately 4 a.m., a 29-year-old man was at a gas station when he began arguing with another individual. Shortly after the argument began gunfire rang out, striking the victim in the hip and arm, according to police. The man drove to the 900 block of South Ashland, then was taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.

At approximately 8:45 p.m. in the 2600 block of West 23rd Place, two men were sitting in a vehicle when they were shot, police said. Both men, 33 years of age, were shot in the right arm, and both were taken to Mount Sinai, where they were listed in good condition.

Officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert in the 5500 block of West West End at approximately 11:18 p.m. discovered a 25-year-old man lying on the ground, police said. The man had been shot in the back, shoulder and abdomen, and is in critical condition at Loyola.
Sunday -

Just before midnight, a 21-year-old man was walking when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. The man was shot in the shoulder and told police he did not know where the shots came from. He took himself to University of Chicago Medical Center where he was listed in good condition, police said.

On Sunday afternoon, a 30-year-old man got into a verbal altercation with another man in the 6400 block of West Belmont Avenue, according to police. During the altercation, one of the men pulled out a gun and opened fire, striking the 30-year-old twice in the torso. The gunman then fled the scene, and has not been found. The victim was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Just before 9 p.m., officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert found a 40-year-old man lying on the ground in the 700 block of West 50th Street with gunshot wounds to the face and leg. The man was taken to University of Chicago Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police said they have found no witnesses and the circumstances of the shooting remain unclear.

Monday -

At about 2 a.m., three people were shot in a Chicago Transit Authority tunnel in Chicago's Loop. One man was shot in the abdomen and chest and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Another was hit in the head and arm and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.

A 19-year-old woman was also shot in the lower backside and taken to Northwestern in good condition, police and fire officials said. Investigators think she was with the men but was not an intended target. Police said the male shooter and the two men apparently know each other and “had a prior dispute making this incident personal in nature.”

The suspect ran away after the shooting and no arrests have been made.

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/11-kids-among-25-shot-in-weekend-chicago-violence/2220657/

[watcher1]

Bet our mayor was having fits, what with the NBA All Star game being held this weekend and the spotlight being on Chicago. Plus coming off the worse weekend of shootings/killings in over a decade.  All this leads to more talk, more committees formed to study why. etc. Nothing changes. Hand guns are the scourge.

[joan1984]

Hand Guns are ILLEGAL in Chicago.. so, if not the gun (already illegal) what else could the problem be?  Any ideas?

Perhaps the criminals? Criminals break laws, it is what they do, so making guns illegal is no protection for criminals... criminals will continue to break the laws..

Now, any ideas on how to stop criminals from breaking laws? ______________

Bet our mayor was having fits, what with the NBA All Star game being held this weekend and the spotlight being on Chicago. Plus coming off the worse weekend of shootings/killings in over a decade.  All this leads to more talk, more committees formed to study why. etc. Nothing changes. Hand guns are the scourge.

[MissBarbara]

Hand Guns are ILLEGAL in Chicago.. so, if not the gun (already illegal) what else could the problem be?  Any ideas?

Perhaps the criminals? Criminals break laws, it is what they do, so making guns illegal is no protection for criminals... criminals will continue to break the laws..

Joan, that's the most penetrating and groundbreaking insight you've ever posted here.

Before reading this, neither I, nor, I'm sure, anyone else, would have even begun to consider that criminals are responsible for crime, and that law-breakers are the ones who break the law.

Thanks for enlightening me!