Obamaville\,\ Illinois
2024-07-07 00:18:04 UTC
Thirteen people have been killed and at least 61 have been wounded during
shootings in Chicago so far over the extended July Fourth weekend.
Halfway into the July 4th extended weekend, the tally of shootings surpassed
the numbers for last yearâs entire holiday weekend. Last year, 11 people
were killed and 62 others were wounded over the Fourth of July holiday
weekend â which, like this year, stretched over four days, July 1-4.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling addressed the violence while speaking at
a community event in Greater Grand Crossing Friday evening,
âWhereâs our outrage? Whereâs our anger?â Snelling told the crowd. âIâm
angry. Iâm pissed off. ... I donât want you to think, I donât want anybody
to think here, that the Chicago Police Department is not prioritizing those
lives.â
He added that âour officers are out there working, weâre all over the city,
trying to keep it safe. ... But the police department cannot do this alone.â
This yearâs holiday violence includes three mass shootings. In one, two
women and an 8-year-old boy were killed and two young boys were left in
critical condition Thursday morning after multiple people fired into a home
in Greater Grand Crossing on the South Side.
In all, 20 people were shot in the trio of mass attacks. The last â so far â
of those mass shootings occurred about 12:15 a.m. Friday, when police
responded to calls of shots fired and found eight people wounded by gunfire
in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street, according to the Chicago police,
who said the two gunmen fled.
None of those eight people wounded on Hastings Street â five women and three
men â suffered life-threatening injuries.
Two women, 74, and 31, were shot in their legs and were taken to Stroger
Hospital where they were listed in fair condition, police said.
Two men, 28 and 23, were also shot and taken to Stroger, listed in fair
condition.
Another man, 36, shot in his groin, was taken to Stroger in fair condition,
authorities said.
An 18-year-old woman, grazed in her head. also was taken to Stroger, where
she was in good condition, officials said.
Two women, 18 and 19, were also grazed by bullets but refused medical
attention, police said.
Less than two hours after that incident, around 1:45 a.m., a man was killed
and six others were wounded in the 100 block of South Menard Avenue after
two gunmen exchanged gunfire and fled, according to police.
Kendall Richardson, 40, was shot in the buttocks and took himself to Stroger
Hospital, where he died, police and the Cook County medical examinerâs
office said. The other victims â three men, two women and a 15-year-old boy
â did not suffer life-threatening injuries.
A 15-year-old boy, shot in his back, was taken to Stroger Hospital in good
condition, officials said.
An 18-year-old woman was shot three times in her leg and was taken to Mount
Sinai Hospital in good condition, while a second woman, 20, was shot in her
back and taken to Stroger in good condition.
A 23-year-old man was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park with
a gunshot wound to his leg, officials said. He was listed in good condition.
A second 23-year-old man was shot in his hip and taken to Loyola University
Medical Center in Maywood in good condition.
A 25-year-old man was shot in his arm and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital,
listed in fair condition.
Minutes later, a 16-year-old girl was critically wounded early Friday in a
North Lawndale residential complex on the West Side. That incident occurred
about 1:40 a.m. She was in the 1200 block of South Central Park Avenue when
someone shot her in her head, police said.
Fatal attacks
Friday morning, a 30-year-old man identified as Leontrey Taylor by the Cook
County Medical Examinerâs Office was shot and killed in the 700 block of
South Cicero Avenue in the Austin neighborhood around 2 a.m.
At 7:05 a.m. Friday morning, a man and woman were found shot in the 3400
block of East 87th Street, police said. They were pronounced dead at the
scene.
Two women, 59 and 29, were shot around 11:50 p.m. Thursday in the 900 block
of North Leclaire Avenue, police said. The older woman was standing outside
when she was shot in her hip and head and taken to Stroger Hospital, where
she later died, police said. The younger woman was shot in her torso and
also taken to Stroger, where she was listed in fair condition, officials
said.
Around the same time, a 35-year-old man was arguing with a gunman in the
6000 block of South Winchester Avenue when the gunman shot him multiple
times, police said. The 35-year-old was was pronounced dead at Saint Bernard
Hospital, police said.
Less than an hour earlier, a 30-year-old man was standing in the street with
a crowd in the 8400 block of South Kerfoot Avenue when he was shot in his
torso, police said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center
where he died, according to police and the medical examinerâs office.
About 2:10 a.m. Friday, officers responding to calls of a person shot in the
1200 block of West Washburne Avenue found a 43-year-old man with multiple
gunshot wounds, officials said. He was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital,
police said.
A 34-year-old man was shot in his neck around 1 a.m. Thursday in the 6200
block of South Laflin Street. He was taken to the University of Chicago
Medical Center, where he died, according to police.
A man was found shot to death Thursday afternoon in Roseland on the South
Side. Officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert found the man, whose age
wasnât known, unresponsive in the 9300 block of South Lafayette Avenue
around 2:10 p.m., police said. He had been shot in his chest and flank and
was taken to Roseland Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead,
police said.
Besides those gunshot victims noted above, 36 others have been wounded by
gunfire since 11 p.m. Wednesday, the time the Sun-Times is using to define
the start of this yearâs four-day holiday weekend.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/07/05/chicago-fourth-july-violence-
12-dead-55-shot
shootings in Chicago so far over the extended July Fourth weekend.
Halfway into the July 4th extended weekend, the tally of shootings surpassed
the numbers for last yearâs entire holiday weekend. Last year, 11 people
were killed and 62 others were wounded over the Fourth of July holiday
weekend â which, like this year, stretched over four days, July 1-4.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling addressed the violence while speaking at
a community event in Greater Grand Crossing Friday evening,
âWhereâs our outrage? Whereâs our anger?â Snelling told the crowd. âIâm
angry. Iâm pissed off. ... I donât want you to think, I donât want anybody
to think here, that the Chicago Police Department is not prioritizing those
lives.â
He added that âour officers are out there working, weâre all over the city,
trying to keep it safe. ... But the police department cannot do this alone.â
This yearâs holiday violence includes three mass shootings. In one, two
women and an 8-year-old boy were killed and two young boys were left in
critical condition Thursday morning after multiple people fired into a home
in Greater Grand Crossing on the South Side.
In all, 20 people were shot in the trio of mass attacks. The last â so far â
of those mass shootings occurred about 12:15 a.m. Friday, when police
responded to calls of shots fired and found eight people wounded by gunfire
in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street, according to the Chicago police,
who said the two gunmen fled.
None of those eight people wounded on Hastings Street â five women and three
men â suffered life-threatening injuries.
Two women, 74, and 31, were shot in their legs and were taken to Stroger
Hospital where they were listed in fair condition, police said.
Two men, 28 and 23, were also shot and taken to Stroger, listed in fair
condition.
Another man, 36, shot in his groin, was taken to Stroger in fair condition,
authorities said.
An 18-year-old woman, grazed in her head. also was taken to Stroger, where
she was in good condition, officials said.
Two women, 18 and 19, were also grazed by bullets but refused medical
attention, police said.
Less than two hours after that incident, around 1:45 a.m., a man was killed
and six others were wounded in the 100 block of South Menard Avenue after
two gunmen exchanged gunfire and fled, according to police.
Kendall Richardson, 40, was shot in the buttocks and took himself to Stroger
Hospital, where he died, police and the Cook County medical examinerâs
office said. The other victims â three men, two women and a 15-year-old boy
â did not suffer life-threatening injuries.
A 15-year-old boy, shot in his back, was taken to Stroger Hospital in good
condition, officials said.
An 18-year-old woman was shot three times in her leg and was taken to Mount
Sinai Hospital in good condition, while a second woman, 20, was shot in her
back and taken to Stroger in good condition.
A 23-year-old man was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park with
a gunshot wound to his leg, officials said. He was listed in good condition.
A second 23-year-old man was shot in his hip and taken to Loyola University
Medical Center in Maywood in good condition.
A 25-year-old man was shot in his arm and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital,
listed in fair condition.
Minutes later, a 16-year-old girl was critically wounded early Friday in a
North Lawndale residential complex on the West Side. That incident occurred
about 1:40 a.m. She was in the 1200 block of South Central Park Avenue when
someone shot her in her head, police said.
Fatal attacks
Friday morning, a 30-year-old man identified as Leontrey Taylor by the Cook
County Medical Examinerâs Office was shot and killed in the 700 block of
South Cicero Avenue in the Austin neighborhood around 2 a.m.
At 7:05 a.m. Friday morning, a man and woman were found shot in the 3400
block of East 87th Street, police said. They were pronounced dead at the
scene.
Two women, 59 and 29, were shot around 11:50 p.m. Thursday in the 900 block
of North Leclaire Avenue, police said. The older woman was standing outside
when she was shot in her hip and head and taken to Stroger Hospital, where
she later died, police said. The younger woman was shot in her torso and
also taken to Stroger, where she was listed in fair condition, officials
said.
Around the same time, a 35-year-old man was arguing with a gunman in the
6000 block of South Winchester Avenue when the gunman shot him multiple
times, police said. The 35-year-old was was pronounced dead at Saint Bernard
Hospital, police said.
Less than an hour earlier, a 30-year-old man was standing in the street with
a crowd in the 8400 block of South Kerfoot Avenue when he was shot in his
torso, police said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center
where he died, according to police and the medical examinerâs office.
About 2:10 a.m. Friday, officers responding to calls of a person shot in the
1200 block of West Washburne Avenue found a 43-year-old man with multiple
gunshot wounds, officials said. He was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital,
police said.
A 34-year-old man was shot in his neck around 1 a.m. Thursday in the 6200
block of South Laflin Street. He was taken to the University of Chicago
Medical Center, where he died, according to police.
A man was found shot to death Thursday afternoon in Roseland on the South
Side. Officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert found the man, whose age
wasnât known, unresponsive in the 9300 block of South Lafayette Avenue
around 2:10 p.m., police said. He had been shot in his chest and flank and
was taken to Roseland Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead,
police said.
Besides those gunshot victims noted above, 36 others have been wounded by
gunfire since 11 p.m. Wednesday, the time the Sun-Times is using to define
the start of this yearâs four-day holiday weekend.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/07/05/chicago-fourth-july-violence-
12-dead-55-shot