Over the weekend, at least 18 people were shot and wounded in the city of Chicago, including a 64-year-old woman. The youngest victim in the rash of shootings was a 15-year-old boy and at least one death as been reported.
There is a reason why Chicago has recently been nicknamed “Chi-raq.” Forty-seven people were shot in the Windy City over the weekend, nine of them were fatalities.
After the increase in violence on Chicago’s Southside, two government officials are requesting back-up from the National Guard. After more than 72 people have been injured in April alone leaving at least 10 dead due to an increase in gang violence, State Rep. John Fritchey and Rep. Lashawn Ford are urging Governor Quinn to deploy […]
A 2-year-old Chicago toddler died yesterday after being shot in the head while sitting in the car with her family. Little Cynia Cole better known as “Co-Co”, succumbed to her injury Thursday after a gunman fired a single shot into the trunk of the family’s vehicle. Police believe the gunman, identified only as 21-year-old man […]
Chicago police are reporting that a man that killed his wife and three children Wednesday did not show remorse for the crime and told them he was, “sorry he ran out of bullets.” The Associated Press reports that police have the unidentified man in custody for the shooting death of his son 7-month-old Jahad Larry, […]
