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Police: Gang members thought boy, 9, was warning rivals and killed him
Chicago Tribune ^ | September 19, 2014 | By Juan Perez, Jr., Jr., Rosemary Regina Sobol, Jeremy Gorner

Posted on 09/19/2014 9:33:03 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

Chicago’s youngest victim lost to gun violence this year may have been targeted by four reputed gang members who thought the boy shouted a warning to rival gangbangers, Chicago police said Friday in announcing charges in the month-old slaying..

At a news conference, Superintendent Garry McCarthy lauded the help of the community in solving the slaying of 9-year-old Antonio Smith Jr., saying police had little to go on after his shooting Aug. 20 in a back yard in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood

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TOPICS: Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: chicago; gangs; smith
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To: muir_redwoods

Self-protection of law abiding citizens aside, Chicago could have the most liberal gun laws ever and it won’t make a difference to this culture that is hell-bent on self genocide.

All we can do is be armed ourselves and try to avoid the hotzone.


21 posted on 09/20/2014 5:55:27 AM PDT by Molon Labbie (Prep. Now. Live Healthy, take your Shooting Iron daily.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Just another incident in the ongoing cultural suicide of black America.


22 posted on 09/20/2014 9:42:01 AM PDT by Wordkraft (Remember who the Collaborators are.)
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Here is an updated article:



Gangsters who fatally shot Chicago boy, 9, thought he was trying to warn rivals: cops


23 posted on 09/21/2014 1:24:45 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: ConservativeStatement

“Chicago’s murder problem is a gun problem,” said McCarthy, sounding a familiar theme. “It’s too easy to get a firearm.”


24 posted on 09/22/2014 7:48:25 AM PDT by golux
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To: ConservativeStatement

Quagmire.


25 posted on 09/22/2014 7:50:34 AM PDT by dfwgator (The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
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