While several national anti-firearms rights groups focus their tunnel vision on stories typically headlined, “Seattle Mass Killer Got Concealed Carry Permit because of NRA Law in Washington State,” they completely ignore the number of killings in Chicago almost daily. The irony is lost on them that in a city where possession of a firearm, any firearm, outside of the home, even in a detached garage, is against the law and gun crimes runs amok. They want Americans to ignore those shootings and killings because Chicago has the harsh gun laws that they are pushing for nationally. And, they don't work.They stick to the big fundraising story.
Homicides are skyrocketing in Chicago, with at least 200 through the Memorial Day weekend. That compares to 134 at the same time last year. The number of gun related killings was 224 through June 9th. Shootings are up to 851 as opposed to 747 last year. In just one month, the period between May 3rd and June 2nd, Chicago had about 143 people injured by intentional gunfire, and about 50 killed by shootings in May, with 12 of those over Memorial weekend.
Here are the one month gun crime problems in a city where some of the toughest gun laws in the Country have failed to stop, many of which are gang related, with many including young teen gangsters as “victims,” and happening on the South side. Other innocents were injured and killed.
06/02/2012
Apparently not being able to afford a limousine, a teenager wearing a tuxedo and headed for a prom was arrested as he tried to do a carjacking at a West Side McDonald's. The meal was not a happy one for him. He was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number. All are felonies. He also “caught” 3 misdemeanors.
A 14 year-old was dead on arrival at a hospital after being shot in the chest on the South Side.
Three people were shot on North Homan Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A man was shot about 8:40 p.m. on the 2500 block of South Keeler Avenue.
Another 30 year old man had a graze wound to the shoulder on West Congress Parkway.
Two teenagers were shot near the intersection of 40th Street and Maplewood Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood
Someone stuck a pistol under a garage door in the Ashburn neighborhood and started shooting at the people inside, hitting a 22 year-old man.
Two men were shot in the South Shore neighborhood.
A 33 year old man was shot in the back and a 19 year old man had a graze wound on South Coles Avenue.
05/31/2012
A man believed to be in his 40s was found shot to death in a car in the Morgan Park area.
A man was shot in the leg in what is believed to have been a domestic argument on West 84th Place.
A 19 year old man was shot in the leg on South Sangamon Street.
A man was charged with fatally shooting a teenage gang rival inside an Uptown pizzeria. Police said a 22 year old man shot the 14 year-old boy in the face as the boy was eating pizza in the store in the on North Broadway
A man was shot in the back and the leg on South Calumet Avenue
And, that same evening, another man was shot in the head on North Pulaski Road in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Two men ages 22 and 33, were shot on the street on East 68th.
A man, believed to be in his 20s, was shot in West Rogers Park on West Pratt Avenue in what is believed to be a drive-by.
A man was shot in the chest in the 1500 block of South Spaulding Avenue
A woman died after being shot in the head in an alley. It’s being investigated as a homicide on South Kostner Avenue.
On the same evening, a woman suffered a graze wound to her head on East 43rd Street.
A 19 year old man was wounded in the torso on South State Street.
05/28
A 23 year old man said he was crossing the street on South Colfax Avenue when he heard a gunshot and felt pain in his back.
The same night, a woman in her 30s was wounded on South Sangamon Street.
A 24 year-old man was shot in his face cheek on North Central Park Avenue.
A 25 year old man was shot in the head on East 54th Street. Police say the shooting may have occurred among a large group "Wilding Flash Mob" in the area.
In another fatal shooting, the victim was struck in the chest in an alley on South St. Lawrence Avenue.
05/27
Police found two people on South Western Avenue shot inside an SUV that appeared to have had a collision with something. The front end of the car was damaged and the driver's side airbag had deployed.
About 45 minutes after a party bus stopped on West Roosevelt Road to let people into a bar, three were hit by gun fire.
The same night a man in his 20s was shot in the leg on North Lawndale Avenue
Two men were shot in the legs on the 3800 block of West Grand Avenue.
A 19 year old man was shot in the leg and arm on West 57th Place in the Englewood neighborhood. He's not cooperating with police.
An 18 year old woman was shot in the face on the 4400 block of West Fulton Street
A 19 year old woman and 23-year-old man were shot on South Claremont Avenue.
Four men, ages 31, 35 and 51, were shot on East 79th Street.
05/26
A man was shot in the foot on East 87th Street on May 26th.
Two 20 and 21 tear old men, were shot on South Normal Avenue.
A 29 year old woman was shot in the arm on East 38th Street
A 24 year old man was shot on East 66th Place.
A 6 year old girl was also shot in Marquette Park. She was playing in front of her house on South Artesian Avenue when two groups of people on the corner of 68th and Artesian, one group in a car, and one on the corner, started arguing.
Someone inside the car shot at the group on the corner and missed and hit the girl instead.
Someone inside the car shot at the group on the corner and missed and hit the girl instead.
Two men age 26 and 27, were shot on South Justine Street.
On the same day, a 22-year-old man was shot in the mouth on South Carpenter Street.
Two 17 year-old boys were shot and one was killed on Millard Avenue.
Chicago police found two roommates dead inside their Woodlawn home and arrested their roommate in connection with the shooting.
05/25
Someone walked up to a 32 year-old man who was standing the South Austin neighborhood and started shooting. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition
Police responded to a shots fired call on East 88th Street and found a man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound.
A 15 year old boy who was standing on the street with a group of other young males was shot when someone opened fire. The boy got a graze wound to the head and was shot in the right foot
A 17 year old was wounded in West Englewood as he stood on a sidewalk on South Bishop Street.
A 36 year old man was shot in the knee in on South Constance Avenue.
Two men were shot on South Paulina Street in the West Englewood neighborhood.
05/24
Two people were shot and seriously wounded in the Englewood area.
Two men were wounded late Tuesday in a gang-related shooting.
05/23
Two people were seriously injured in a shooting on the Southwest Side.
A man was found fatally shot inside of his pickup truck late on the West Side.
A man was shot and seriously wounded in the Englewood area.
Where is Stand your Ground when it’s needed?
An armed robber chased down and killed a 30 year old man in the Englewood area.
Rashard Wilson, age 30, the victim, was shot during the course of a street robbery. The gunman chased him down the street before shooting him once in the abdomen. The murderer then took items from the wounded man and ran off.
Rashard Wilson, age 30, the victim, was shot during the course of a street robbery. The gunman chased him down the street before shooting him once in the abdomen. The murderer then took items from the wounded man and ran off.
Another 30 year old man was standing on a corner near his home on South Hale Avenue was struck in the chest when a man got out of a passing car and opened fire on him.
A 21 year old man was shot in the leg by a gunman on South Paulina Street.
A 24 year-old man was shot during a robbery on South Keeler Avenue.
A couple was hit by a barrage of gunfire as they drove down a South Shore street.
The Female driver, 28, and her 27 year old male passenger were inside car traveling north on South East End when someone on the street approached and fired a string of shots into the passing car.
The Female driver, 28, and her 27 year old male passenger were inside car traveling north on South East End when someone on the street approached and fired a string of shots into the passing car.
05/23
Three men were seriously wounded in a shooting on the West Side.
An18 year old man was shot in the leg and lower back on South Cottage Grove Avenue.
A Morgan Park district police sergeant saw a 17 year-old girl being shot in the leg on South Vincennes Avenue.
A 22 year-old man standing on South Martin Luther King Drive was shot in the wrist and leg by a gunman from inside a passing red vehicle,
A man was killed on the city's Southwest Side when he shot numerous times on South Troy Street.
Estaban Alvarez, 27 and Alejandro Munoz, 2 were shot and Killed.
A woman was shot in her leg by someone she knew on West 111th Street.
05/20/
A man was shot in the hand on of South Promontory Drive and was taken to Jackson Park Hospital.
On the same day, a man was shot in the arm in a drive by shooter near the intersection of 23rd Street and California Avenue. Someone shouted "King love," from inside a blue or grey vehicle before opening fire. It was likely an apparent reference to the shooter's affiliation with the Latin King Street Gang,
Later, a 29 year-old man's head was grazed by a bullet at 61st Street and Champlain.
A 19 year old man wouldn’t cooperate with investigators after getting shot in the stomach in the Logan Square neighborhood.
A man was shot in the back about 2:40 a.m. on West 108th Street.
A 35 year old man died after being shot in the head and chest on the South Side.
05/19
Will this boy be turned into another Trayvon Martin? A 12 year-old boy was shot and killed on May 19th while he was walking to his home on the Southeast Side. He was walking from a neighborhood store when someone approached and shot him in the head, as he neared his home.
Later the same day, a 20 year-old man was wounded in the arm on South Drexel Avenue.
And, a 27 year-old man was shot twice in an alley on North Keeler Avenue by a gunman from a passing vehicle.
05/18
A man and two women were wounded on South Winchester Avenue May 18th.
A woman walked into a Chicago Hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm. She was shot on the North Side on May 18th.
Also on the 18th, a 32 year-old man was sitting in a van in on East 79th Street and was shot in his side.
Someone stepped from a gangway on the 18th on South Peoria Street, and opened fire at five people on a porch celebrating a birthday. Three men and two women were wounded.
A 14 year old boy was shot and killed on the 18th. He was shot in the back on West 37th Place.
A 17 year old boy was shot in the right calf when two people walked up to him and another man and started shooting.
Two men, 18 and 23, were shot in Chicago. The younger man was shot in the abdomen and the older man was shot in the right hip.
A 17 year-old boy and a 21-year old woman were shot near Monterey and Vincennes avenues. The two were in the area when a man came up to them and shot them.
A 15 year-old boy was shot in the head by another man who came up to him and shot him while he was in Palmer Park.
A murder victim was shot in the chest and dead on the scene following an attack on South Laflin Street.
A man was shot and critically wounded in the stomach area in the Albany Park area.
05/16
A 49 year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot three times in the East Side area.
A teenage boy riding his bicycle was shot and wounded on the city's Southwest Side.
He was shot in the ankle near the intersection of Central Park Avenue and West 65th Street.
He was shot in the ankle near the intersection of Central Park Avenue and West 65th Street.
Three men shot and killed a man in University Village on the Near West Side.
05/13
A 28 year-old pregnant woman found dead in her ransacked South Side apartment died from a wound to the head. Lekiah White died of a gunshot wound
A man was shot in Rogers Park on West Howard Street.
A 36 year-old man was shot to death on North Mozart Drive In Logan Square,
05/12
A man was found shot to death in an alley in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side.
A shotgun carrying assailant shot a man in the arm while robbing him of crack cocaine in a drug deal gone bad.
Two people standing in a strip mall on South Cottage Grove Avenue were shot, and a woman was grazed on the shin by the gunfire.
A 16-year-old boy walking with friends was shot on South Avalon Avenue
An 18 year old woman was shot on South Talman in the Marquette Park neighborhood. The shooting happened as she was walking down the street and someone in a passing light-colored sedan opened fire in a drive by, hitting her in the thigh
A man was shot and left in critical condition on West 83rd Street.
A 22 year old man was treated for a graze wound later to his right thigh and a 21 year old man was shot in the right calf
A 19 year old man was shot in the leg near the corner of LeMoyne Street and Maplewood Avenue.
A 21 year old man was shot on West Washington Boulevard.
Three men were shot on South Claremont Avenue.
A 26 year old man was shot in the while walking on West Chicago Avenue.
One man died and three others were wounded by shooting on South Paulina Street.
A 24 year old man was killed by gunfire when he was shot in the head and chest after a man got out of a light-colored pickup truck on South Homan Avenue and opened fire.
05/11
Two other people were shot and wounded on South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
An assailant shot a 45 year old man on West 105th Street while he was taking out the garbage. He heard shots and felt pain from a gunshot wound where he was shot in the leg.
Later the same day, a 20 year old man was shot in the left side on South Ellis Avenue.
A 14 year-old boy was shot on South Loomis Boulevard.
A 36-year-old man was on East 75th Street when someone shot him in the foot
05/10
Two men were shot and killed in an apparent drive-by attack.
A 24 year old man was killed after being shot on West 108th Place.
A shooting on the South Side seriously wounded man after he was hit by gunfire several times on East 46th Street.
Akeem J. Morris, a West Side man was killed during a street robbery less than a mile from his home. He was walking with five other people on West End when they were approached by three men. One man pulled a handgun and announced a robbery while the two other men tried to get cash and items from the victims.
Two men were shot and wounded when someone fired into their tow truck parked at a Lakeview gas station.
05/08
A 20 year old man was shot multiple times on the South Side.
A 32 year-old man was shot three times on the West Side.
A man walking down South Shore Drive was shot at and hit in the foot.
Two men Chicago men were wounded in the lower legs on South Racine Avenue.
A 27 year old woman was standing with a group of people on West Maypole Avenue.
A man was shot in the face on South Berkeley Avenue.
05/07
A man was shot in the leg on South Union Street.
A man was killed in on West 13th Street in University Village as he was sitting in a car with another man. He stepped out when someone started shooting at him. He was struck in the back and armpit.
A 43 year-old woman and a 42 year old man were shot in the arm on West Roosevelt Road
A 15 year-old boy was shot in the leg after getting off a bus.
A 40 year old man was shot on West 104th Place after a man approached him and asked for a light. When he told him that he didn't have one, the other man shot him.
05/06
A 24 year old man walked into the hospital after being shot in the back on South Campbell Avenue. The man wouldn’t provide any information about the incident or his name.
An 18 year old man riding his bike was shot in the butt by someone standing with a group of men on South Green Street.
A man in his 20s was shot on South Wolcott Avenue.
A 26 year old man was shot in both thighs, the hand, and had a graze wound on his stomach a when a car rolled up and someone inside started shooting as he was standing on West Polk Street.
A 12 year old girl was standing on a sidewalk on North Springfield Avenue when she was shot in the left foot. The girl's family didn't cooperate with the investigation.
A 16 year old boy was killed in Chicago. He was found with a gunshot wound to his head
A 26 year old man was shot on South Washtenaw Avenue.
A 24 year old man was standing on West 107th Street when heard gunshots and felt pain. He was taken to a local Hospital with a gunshot wound in his lower left leg
A 23 year old man was shot on North Wolcott Avenue as he was walking with friends when someone walked up and started shooting. The unlucky victim was struck once in the face and four more times in the body
A 19 year old man was shot in the leg on South Indiana Avenue
A 54 year-old woman was shot in the hip at 71st Street and Chapple.
Two people were shot near 71st Street and Clyde Avenue. One, a 17 year-old boy, was critically wounded in the attack.
A 30 year old man was shot in the legs and hands on South Francisco Street.
A 21 year old man was shot in the foot on West Thomas Street.
Five people were shot on South Wolcott Avenue while celebrating a birthday.
A 19 year old man was shot in the leg by someone who approached him on a bike on West 103rd Place.
05/03
Two brothers killed by gunfire when an argument turned violent on the South Side.
A 25 year old man was found dead. He was killed by a gunshot wound to the head in an alley.
A 17 year old male was shot in the lower back area as he was shortly after getting out of a CTA bus.
A 23 year old man was wounded as he was sitting in a vehicle on South Drexel Avenue when the gunman approached, pulled a handgun and opened fire.
He is a member of the Gangster Disciples street gang,
He is a member of the Gangster Disciples street gang,
A 29 year old man was shot to death in an alley on North Monitor Avenue. The shooting is thought to be connected to an argument between the 29 year old victim and the boyfriend of a female cousin.
Nothing like watching Gun Control in action. Not
ReplyDeletea pretty sight is it? Do YOU enjoy being victimized? I do not. I will be keeping my
guns thank you.