Wave Of Chicago Violence

[iggs111]

Be sure to duck when you guys go outside today my fellow chicagoans, it's so bad here we need the military jesus christ.....

CHICAGO – Two Illinois lawmakers say violence has become so rampant in Chicago that the National Guard must be called in to help.

Chicago Democratic Reps. John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford made a public plea to Gov. Pat Quinn on Sunday to deploy troops.

The request comes amid a recent surge in violent crime, including a night last week that saw seven people killed and 18 wounded, mostly by gunfire.

[seano1]

what gangs are involved do u know?

50 people shot and 6 dead in 1 week

sounds like a war zone.

be careful dude

go blackhawks

[iggs111]

Originally Posted by seano1

what gangs are involved do u know?

50 people shot and 6 dead in 1 week

sounds like a war zone.

be careful dude

go blackhawks

What gangs? Lol, all of them. When it gets warm out the gangs start to recruit heavily and there is more problems because the dope is coming in and people are getting robbed of their drugs which makes them retaliate. It also has to do with turf. Everyone is killing over which corners they get to stand on, it's just so stupid. GO HAWKS!!

[Windy City Irish]

[guzzi]

cubbz r drunk...

[Chris46139]

WestcoastO=leader of the Latin Kings

[Mendoza Line]

I like gang violence. They mostly just kill each other.

We had National Guard after Katrina in New Orleans, mostly to help curb the gangs. Didn't help. Estimated almost 600 murders in the following year, and only 1 conviction. Peachy.

[goldengreek]

This year there have already been 113 reported homicides, the same number of U.S. troops — 113 — were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan during the same period.

[iggs111]

Originally Posted by goldengreek

This year there have already been 113 reported homicides, the same number of U.S. troops — 113 — were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan during the same period.

It's a war zone on the west and south sides basically. Something has to be done. Look at the news stories JUST from yesterday and today....This is getting a little crazy now



Man shot to death in Bronzeville neighborhood
April 26, 2010 7:55 PM | No Comments | UPDATED STORY

A 30-year-old man was shot to death this evening in the South Side's Bronzeville neighborhood, officials said.

Shortly after 6 p.m., police responded to a call of a person shot in the 100 block of East 47th Street, said Police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien.The man suffered several gunshot wounds to his body, police said.

A spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The circumstances behind the shooting are unknown at this time. Wentworth Area detectives are investigating.

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Man dies after being shot in exchange of gunfire with police
April 25, 2010 1:48 PM | 23 Comments | UPDATED STORY

An 18-year-old man has died from his injuries after being shot and seriously wounded in an incident Saturday night that involved an exchange of gunfire with Chicago police.

Izael Jackson, 18, of the 5300 block of South King Drive, was pronounced dead at 1:45 a.m. at Stroger Hospital, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Chicago police said Mobile Strike Force officers attempted to make a traffic stop about 10:30 p.m. in the area of 61st Street and Prairie Avenue. Police said Jackson got out of the vehicle and started firing shots at the officers. Officers then returned fire, striking him, police said. After placing him into custody, a weapon was confiscated.

Police said no officers were injured.

Police were looking for at least one other person who was inside the vehicle with Jackson moments before the shooting, said Roderick Drew, a Chicago police spokesman.

Curtis Tarver, a spokesman for the Independent Police Review Authority, which investigates shootings involving Chicago police officers, said the agency is examining this shooting. He could provide no further details.

Jackson was scheduled to appear in court in June on weapons charges, according to court records. Further information on that case was not available.

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2 men shot in Englewood parking lot
April 25, 2010 6:47 AM | 1 Comment

Two men were shot in a parking lot this morning in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago's South Side.

The shooting happened in a parking lot in the 7000 block of South Halsted Street about 1:30 a.m., police said.

A 22-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his left elbow and a 27-year-old man was shot in his left arm and back, police said. Both victims were taken to Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center and described as in stable condition.

Police said the victims were in the parking lot when an unknown suspect approached them and opened fire. No one is in custody for the shooting. Calumet Area detectives are investigating.

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Man shot in head on South Side dies
April 25, 2010 6:25 AM | 6 Comments

A 21-year-old man has died after being found shot several times this morning on Chicago's South Side.

Jamar Moore, of the 3500 block of South Rhodes Avenue, was pronounced dead at 1:45 a.m. at Advocate Trinity Hospital, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Shortly after 1 a.m., police responded to a call of a shooting in the 8300 block of South Chicago Avenue, said Police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro. When police arrived, they found Moore with gunshot wounds to his head and body, Alfaro said. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.

No one is in custody for the shooting, Alfaro said. Calumet Area detectives
are investigating.

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Man seriously wounded in West Side shooting
April 25, 2010 2:02 AM | No Comments

A 31-year-old man was shot and seriously injured late Saturday night on the West Side in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.

About 11:35 p.m., the victim was walking in the 4900 block of West Quincy Street when a suspect emerged from a gangway and shot him, police said. The victim was taken in serious condition to Loretto Hospital with a graze wound to his head.

The suspect fled the scene on foot. No one is in custody for the shooting at this time, police said. Grand Area detectives are investigating.

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Man walking on South Side a drive-by victim
April 25, 2010 1:46 AM | No Comments

A 22-year-old man walking on a South Side street was the victim of a drive-by shooting Saturday in the West Englewood neighborhood, police said.

About 10:18 p.m., the man was walking in the 6600 block of South Seeley Avenue when a person in a passing vehicle shot him, police said. The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. There was no information available about his condition, police said.

No one is in custody. Wentworth Area detectives are investigating.

[GFootsXtreme]

From the Sun-Times late last year:

"Heading into year No. 2 of a hiring slowdown, the Chicago Police Department is now nearly 2,000 officers short of its authorized strength of 13,500, counting vacancies, medical leave and limited duty, records show -- with 36 percent of police jobs at O'Hare Airport unfilled."


So the sick truth that nobody really discusses here in Chicago is that the mayor, who has sold every asset he can has chosen every year for about a decade to underman his police force. He chooses other priorities for the money, and sadly has even sold city assets in a pathetic effort to shore up the temporary finances of the city.

I don't want to get political here because this is not the place. But the national guard stuff is just plain sad, if they really want to fix the problem put more cops on the street. It would seem for example, that 2000 more in the west and south suburbs, hired to work only from thursday night through monday morning would make a lot of sense.


The real truth that is never discussed however is the belief that the violence will always exist, so keeping it in certain areas by not staffing them well-enough is a form of criminal control

[Keeter J]

Hhahahaha they were shooting at a crime scene with about 30 Cops standing around it outta b a good summer

[TN TITAN Fan In STL]

Man its like the wild wild west in Chicago.

[iggs111]

a little soft in spots but this guy does a good job putting all the streets together......wci your block on there?

[Victor]

Who`s got the best pizza. Never mind. Who`s got the most gang violence. Chicago or New York!

[iggs111]

Originally Posted by Victor

Who`s got the best pizza. Never mind. Who`s got the most gang violence. Chicago or New York!

Lol. More gang violence in Chicago for sure. There are more gangs than blocks I think.