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Chicago shootings: 54 shot, 8 fatally in weekend violence across city, police say
CHICAGO — A minimum of 54 individuals had been shot in Chicago over the weekend, half of them in simply 12 hours late Friday and early Saturday.
A minimum of eight individuals died from their wounds, together with a person killed in a drive-by taking pictures in a South Loop parking zone and a rider fatally shot on a Pink Line practice in Chatham on the South Facet.
A lot of the gun violence occurred within the seventh Police District on the South Facet and the eleventh Police District on the West Facet, two areas which were seeing fewer shootings this 12 months.
A minimum of 10 individuals had been shot within the seventh district, the place shootings are down 22%, although homicides are up 6%, in response to police information. One other 10 had been shot within the eleventh district, the place shootings are down 16% and homicides down 14%.
No arrests had been reported in any of the weekend assaults.
Deadly shootings
A 29-year-old man was killed and a 23-year-old man wounded about 3:20 a.m. Saturday in a parking zone within the Loop. The lads had been within the 400–block of South Clark when somebody in a black sedan opened gunfire, police mentioned. The 29-year-old suffered a number of gunshot wounds and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the place he died. The 23-year-old was shot within the leg and arm and brought to the identical hospital.
About 5 minutes earlier, a 26-year-old man was shot to demise whereas with a bunch of individuals in a Chatham parking zone. The assault occurred about 3:15 a.m. Saturday within the 200-block of West 87th Road, police mentioned. The person was struck within the chest and dropped off at Stroger Hospital, the place he died.
A few mile away and an hour earlier, a 29-year-old man was fatally shot on a Pink Line practice close to Chatham. He was on the practice within the 100-block of West 79th Road when somebody walked up and shot him about 2:05 am. Saturday, police mentioned. He was shot within the chest and stomach, and was taken to the College of Chicago Medical Middle, the place he died.
WATCH: CPD Supt. David Brown, CTA Pres. Dorval Carter announce new patrols after practice taking pictures
Later Saturday, about 5:15 a.m., a 30-year-old man was discovered unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the neck within the 4000-block of West Monroe Road. He was pronounced useless at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Saturday night, a 41-year-old man was fatally shot whereas standing within the 2600-block of South Tripp Avenue about 1:50 p.m. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, the place he died.
A 43-year-old man was killed early Sunday whereas standing on a sidewalk in East Garfield Park. He was within the 2800-block of West Wilcox Road when a person fired gunshots about 12:20 a.m., police mentioned. He suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, the place he died.
Different assaults
A 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy had been wounded in Washington Heights. They had been strolling within the 9100-block of South Carpenter Road about 1:25 a.m. Saturday when an individual walked up and shot them, police mentioned. The 15-year-old was shot within the stomach and the opposite teen was struck within the leg. Each had been taken to Jackson Park Hospital.
About 10:15 p.m. Friday, two 17-year-old boys had been shot within the 3900-block of South King Drive in Douglas. One teen was shot within the buttocks and transported to Stroger Hospital in truthful situation, whereas the opposite was taken to St. Bernard Hospital in good situation with a gunshot wound to the leg, police mentioned.
Final weekend, 48 individuals had been shot, 5 fatally, throughout Chicago.
ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report.
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FILE photograph: View of the Chicago Hearth Division, the third largest municipal hearth division in america of America, within the Chinatown neighborhood on Sept. 24, 2014.
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago hearth officers mentioned two ladies have been discovered lifeless in an Englewood house after a home hearth.
The fireplace broke out Tuesday night at a home within the 7200-block of South Wolcott, Chicago hearth officers mentioned.
The fireplace was struck out at about 9:10 p.m., CFD mentioned.
After the fireplace was out, firefighters discovered two grownup feminine victims lifeless within the wreckage.
It was not instantly clear if the ladies died within the hearth or earlier than the fireplace. No additional particulars have been launched.
The Chicago Hearth Division has not but commented on any potential causes for the fireplace or mentioned in the event that they consider it was suspicious.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ailing. (WLS) — Three ladies and their households had been good strangers up till the second tragedy introduced them collectively within the aftermath of Highland Park’s July 4th parade.
As Thanksgiving approaches, they’re united in goal and in gratitude for probably the most primary of all issues: life.
“I believed I used to be going to die,” Highland Park capturing survivor Liz Turnipseed mentioned. “That I used to be going to put there and I used to be going to bleed out and I used to be going to die.”
WATCH | Highland Park capturing survivor tells her story
“I used to be on the parade with my three grownup kids, my son-in-law and my 2-year-old grand child,” mentioned Debra Baum, with the Highland Park Gun Violence Mission. “Our complete household may have been worn out.”
“July third I had 70 folks at my home and the following day our life bought flipped the other way up,” capturing survivor Lindsay Hartman mentioned. “So I simply know for me, I am attempting to take pleasure in it and never spend an excessive amount of time previously.”
SEE ALSO | Highland Park parade capturing short-term memorial opens subsequent to metropolis corridor
For Lindsay, not spending an excessive amount of time previously means internet hosting Thanksgiving for 30. Liz, who was one of many almost 50 folks injured that day, nonetheless wants a cane to get round, so she’ll be catering the meal and having her complete household fly in. Debra shall be coming along with the identical household she was with on July 4.
“There are numerous households in Highland Park that do not have folks with them this Thanksgiving due to what occurred,” Baum mentioned. “It is a very weighty realization.”
However there’s additionally gratitude for random issues and other people, like for the proper strangers who took in Liz’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours after she was shot. And the neighbor she’d by no means met earlier than who lent her a step stool for her mattress.
Turning ache into goal is what unites these ladies now as they foyer for an assault weapons ban in Congress. As a result of whereas life for them won’t ever be the identical, it does transfer on.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is but once more extending the pause on federal scholar mortgage funds, a profit that started in March 2020 to assist individuals who have been struggling financially because of the Covid-19 pandemic, a supply conversant in the plan mentioned.
The Division of Training will announce it’s extending the freeze one other six months with the primary funds due two months after June 30, the supply mentioned, until a Supreme Courtroom resolution on the president’s scholar mortgage aid program comes first.
The administration had beforehand mentioned the latest extension could be the final, and funds have been scheduled to restart in January.
However the administration had additionally meant for its scholar mortgage forgiveness program to start canceling as much as $20,000 in debt for low- and middle-income debtors earlier than January. This system has but to be carried out because it faces a number of authorized challenges.
This story is breaking and can be up to date.
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