Saturday, May 7, 2011

Chicago has about an equal number of Blacks, Hispanic and Whites... Yet once again all the shootings overnight involved ONE RACE..... BLACK!

A DOZEN PEOPLE SHOT OVERNIGHT IN CHICAGO


Man & woman shot and wounded in West Side armed robbery
A man and a woman were shot during an armed robbery on the West Side early this morning, police said.
About 1 a.m, a 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were walking in the 1100 block of North Central Park Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood when an armed male approached and demanded money, a release from police News Affairs said.
The attacker then fired, hitting the man in the leg and grazing the woman in the hand, before fleeing the scene, the release said.
The man and women were taken in good condition to Norwegian-American Hospital, the release said.
No one was in custody and Harrison Area detectives are investigating.







Three Men Shot & Wounded At Parties In Chicago - One at his own birthday party
Three men were shot and wounded at separate parties around the city overnight, including a man shot at his own birthday party.
At 1:24 a.m. in West Englewood, a 35-year-old and 42-year-old were shot at a party in the 6300 block of South Seeley Avenue, according to a release from police News Affairs.
The 35-year-old who was celebrating his birthday was shot in the lower back and taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.
The 42-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to his thigh and drove himself to Holy Cross Hospital, police said.
About 2:15 a.m. in Englewood, a 22-year-old man was shot multiple times at a party in the 7100 block of South Halsted Street, police said.
He and another person drove until they encountered police in the 3100 block of South Halsted Street, police said. The two claimed they were looking for police, but it was not immediately known why they drove so far from the original scene, passing multiple police stations and hospitals along the way.
The 22-year-old was listed in good condition at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, police said.
No one was in custody for either shooting and Wentworth Area detectives are investigating.


Man shot, killed in vehicle on Chicago's South Side
A man was fatally shot while sitting in a vehicle in the South Side Englewood neighborhood late Friday, officials said.
About 11 p.m., a 44-year-old man was in a parked vehicle in the 6800 block of South Justine Street when a shooter approached on foot and fired at the man, killing him, a release from police News Affairs said.
The Cook County medical examiner's office could not yet confirm the death.
No one is in custody and Wentworth detectives are investigating.









Two Women Shot & Wounded in Chicago's Englewood Community
Two women were shot and wounded while sitting in a car in the West Englewood neighborhood early this morning, police said.
About 2 a.m., a 17- and 20-year-old were sitting in a car near the 6600 block of South Ashland Avenue when they heard shots and felt pain, police said.
They drove themselves to Holy Cross Hospital and were listed in good condition, police said.
No one was in custody and no other details were immediately available.
Wentworth Area detectives are investigating.









15 Year Old Boy Shot In Head In Chicago's Hanson Neighborhood
A 15-year-old boy was found shot in the head and critically wounded in the Hanson Park neighborhood Friday, police said.
About 9:45 p.m., police found the boy lying on a sidewalk in the 2300 block of North Lorel Avenue; he had a gunshot wound to the left side of his head, according to a release from police News Affairs.
The teen was taken in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
No one is in custody and Grand Central Area detectives are investigating.