Thread: MORE THAN 50 SHOT, 6 KILLED, OVER 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND IN CHICAGO

More Than 50 Shot Over Fourth of July Weekend

At least six people have been killed over the long weekend

Sunday, Jul 6, 2014 • Updated 11:38 AM CDT

Chicago Police fatally shot a 16-year-old boy in the city’s Gresham neighborhood Saturday night and distraught family members are questioning the incident. Regina Waldroup reports.

Violence in Chicago continued over the Fourth of July weekend with at least 13 people shot in roughly 12 hours overnight, bringing the total number of people shot since the holiday weekend began to more than 50.

At least six people have been killed over the long weekend.

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Most recently, a 20-year-old man was sitting in a vehicle around 12:20 a.m. near Montrose Avenue and Malden Street in the city’s Uptown neighborhood when a man walked up and fired shots.

The 20-year-old was transported to Illinois Masonic Medical Center with gunshot wounds to his back and he was later pronounced dead.

Police responding to a call of a person shot around 7:30 p.m. Saturday found an 18-year-old man unresponsive in the street in the 6500 block of South Seeley Avenue. The teen suffered wounds to his upper torso and neck and was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead, police said.

Chicago Police fatally shot a 16-year-old boy in the city’s Gresham neighborhood around 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the 8700 block of South Sangamon Avenue.

Officers responding to a call of shots fired in the area said they saw someone fitting the shooter’s description holding a gun, according to a statement from Chicago police.

The offender turned and pointed his weapon in the direction of pursuing officers who then fired at him, police said.

The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.

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A 30-year-old man who was shot while standing in a parking lot at 63rd Street and Austin Avenue has died, officials said.

Joel Bentley was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center following the shooting but was later pronounced dead, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

In a second fatal police-involved shooting, a man was shot by officers in the Portage Park neighborhood late Friday night.

Police said officers approached the man just before 10 p.m. in the 3800 block of North Cicero Avenue when they saw “an object protruding from his waistband” and tried to stop him. The man fled the scene and pointed a “large revolver” at pursuing officers, according to a statement from Chicago police.

Police then fired shots, fatally striking the man.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office, the man is believed to be in his late teens or early 20s.

At least two others have been killed in shootings since Thursday.

The first homicide took place shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday in the 3800 block of West Monroe Street when two women were shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the city’s West Side.

One woman, 21, was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The second person, also 21, was shot in the arm, police said.

On Friday, a man was killed and another man was wounded in a shooting at a strip mall at 63rd Street and Damen Avenue.

Police said the men were standing outside a building when a black vehicle pulled up and someone inside the vehicle opened fire, striking both men.

A 34-year-old man was taken to Holy Cross Hospital and later pronounced dead. A 35-year-old man was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in critical condition, according to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Janel Sedevic.

Area South detectives are investigating the shooting, police said.
At least 11 others were shot Saturday night and Sunday morning.

• A 17-year-old boy was shot in the buttocks in the 700 block of East 79th Street around 4:15 p.m. in an apparent drive-by shooting, police said. Details on the teen’s condition were not immediately available.
• Just before 10 p.m., a 19-year-old woman was shot in the 100 block of North LaCrosse Avenue. Police said the woman was on the sidewalk when she was approached by her ex-boyfriend and the two
• became involved in an argument. The man then fired shots at the teen striking her in both legs. Police said no one was in custody Sunday morning and Area North detectives were investigating.
• About 15 minutes later, a 51-year-old man was shot while sitting on a milk crate in a vacant lot near 74th Street and Stewart Avenue. The man told police he heard shots and felt pain. He was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in stable condition with a graze wound to the left side of his head.
• Police shot a man around 9 p.m. in the city’s Englewood neighborhood. Officers patrolling in the neighborhood saw a group of men standing on a front porch drinking alcohol and when they approached a man fled the scene on foot, according to a statement from Chicago police. While police were chasing the man, officers said he reached for a gun in his waistband and pointed it the weapon at an officer. The man was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
• A 25-year-old man was shot while riding his bike in the 10400 block of South Normal Avenue. A silver sedan drove by the biker around 11:30 p.m. and fired shots at the man striking him in the head and shoulders, according to authorities. Police said it was not clear where the man was transported for treatment and what his condition was.
• Two men were shot in the 5900 block of South Honore Street about 11:20 p.m., police said. The men were on a sidewalk when they heard shots and felt pain. A 20-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 16-year-old boy suffered a wound to the left leg. Both were taken to Holy Cross Hospital in stable condition.
• Two people were critically wounded in the shooting just after 3 a.m. on the city’s North Side. Two men were walking in the 3700 block of North Lake Shore Drive when they were approached by a group of men and women who asked them about their gang affiliations, police said. One man in the group then fired at the two victims. A 23-year-old man was shot in the left thigh, shoulder and back and a 28-year-old man was shot in the arm, armpit and chest. Both men were taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.
• A 25-year-old man was shot around 4:45 a.m. in the 9600 block of South Vincennes Avenue about 4:45 a.m. Police said the man was on the sidewalk when he was approached by two men who opened fire at him. He was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital with a wound to the right shoulder.
• Around the same time, a 26-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder in the 2600 block of West 39th Place. The man was listed in stable condition at an area hospital. Details surrounding the shooting were not immediately available.

More than 30 others were shot throughout the Fourth of July weekend.

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15 injured in 5 weekend shootings in Norfolk

By News 5 Staff, news@wcyb.com
POSTED: 4:11 PM Jul 06 2014


NORFOLK, Va. -Norfolk Police Chief Michael Goldsmith is asking the public to help police fight gun violence after 15 people were injured in five weekend shootings.

Goldsmith tells media outlets that he's thankful no one was killed.

One shooting occurred just before midnight Friday. The other shootings occurred Saturday.

Police spokeswoman Melinda Wray says investigators don't believe the shootings are related.

Goldsmith says he is increasing uniformed patrols, Homeland Security officers and vice, narcotics and gang investigators in neighborhoods where the shootings occurred.

Goldsmith is asking the public to stand up against what he calls "senseless acts."

http://www.wcyb.com/news/15-injured-in-5-weekend-shootings-in-norfolk/26817210