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More Than 50 Shot, 7 Dead in Chicago's Bloody Holiday Weekend
ABC News ^ | July 6, 2014

Posted on 07/06/2014 3:54:00 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Independence Day celebrations were marred by multiple shootings in Chicago that reportedly left at least seven dead and 50 injured.

The first fatal shooting occurred around 2:30 a.m. Friday, kicking off a violent weekend for the city.

The city has been actively combating gang and shooting violence in recent years after a bloody year in 2012, when it was the only city in the nation to record more than 500 homicides.

The Chicago Tribune updated its tally of Chicago shooting victims today, bringing up the total of those shot to 1,129 so far this year. According to the Tribune, there were 2,185 shooting victims in Chicago last year.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: banglist; chicago; democrats; rhamtown
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Chicago’s own type of “fireworks” for the July 4 weekend.

Hussein and Mayor Rahm, are you paying attention? No? Didn’t think so.


41 posted on 07/06/2014 5:35:04 PM PDT by Old Grumpy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That’s just how they celebrate in Obamaville!


42 posted on 07/06/2014 5:44:55 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Surgeon General Warning: Operation of Government Motors vehicles may be hazardous to your health)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; expat_panama
Saw the bullet riddled car and the ambulance. It drove away with out the siren. Always a bad sign.

http://www.uptownupdate.com/2014/07/man-shot-in-parked-car-in-sheridan-park.html

43 posted on 07/06/2014 5:46:31 PM PDT by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: JW1949

Wonder how many of those 4,797 deaths were by “registered” lawfully owned guns?


44 posted on 07/06/2014 5:46:31 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Surgeon General Warning: Operation of Government Motors vehicles may be hazardous to your health)
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To: Fu-fu2
looks like June was shoot-em in the butt month,,,

45 posted on 07/06/2014 5:50:23 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“bringing up the total of those shot to 1,129 so far this year. According to the Tribune, there were 2,185 shooting victims in Chicago last year.”

ABC did not read The Chicago Tribune’s description of the stats. Their shooting tally page is of events, not victims.

It is important to note that this is not the same data provided by the city about shooting incidents, and the numbers on our page will not match those the city tracks. One shooting incident may have multiple victims, but it still counts officially as only one shooting.


46 posted on 07/06/2014 5:51:31 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
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To: Rome2000

Yeah not buying it. Its not a racial thing. Its a broken culture/family/govt dependency thing.


47 posted on 07/06/2014 5:51:32 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sounds like job security in Detective Heaven.


48 posted on 07/06/2014 6:05:22 PM PDT by stevem
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To: skimbell

>> not a dam word on the MSM news.

Because the MSM is in denial of the demographic facts. Let me restate that... the MSM is intentionally omitting the demographic facts.


49 posted on 07/06/2014 6:09:10 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So, at mid-year they are above half of last year’s number.


50 posted on 07/06/2014 6:50:49 PM PDT by Lorianne (fedgov, taxporkmoney)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
May be Mayor Rahm Emanuel needs to have a “beer summit” with the shooters to discuss the need for better marksmanship. Chicago's and Cook County's gun control is working so well! If not, may be Rahm needs another law...NOT.
51 posted on 07/06/2014 6:58:10 PM PDT by MasterGunner01
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52 posted on 07/06/2014 7:01:47 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: ilgipper
57 Trayvons. Where’s the outrage?

LOL - good one...Guess no blacks were shot by 'white' hispanics... This must be all black on black crime - or black on white crime. That's my guess.

53 posted on 07/06/2014 7:08:50 PM PDT by GOPJ (Why no outrage over IRS targeting? Same reason Pravda didn't make a stink about gulags.FREnterprise)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hey , the real problem is white hate crime.

There have been 20 loosely documented white, right wing hate crime killings since 2001.

That is where the crisis is.

The 50 shooting in Chicago in one 4th of July holiday weekend is a right wing, Republican conspiracy to deflect the issue


54 posted on 07/06/2014 7:39:59 PM PDT by rdcbn
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To: driftdiver

I wonder - is the odd wounded/killed ration a result of bad aim or good medical care? I do know that in the 70’s and 80’s, they had military doctors training at Cook County Hospital (now Stroger(sp?)).

In peacetime, it was the only good way to gain experience with gunshot wounds.


55 posted on 07/06/2014 7:54:23 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I know the problem in Chicago. They're looking at all the Whites in the city for
the crimes while the Black 13-year old is standing behind them with blood dripping off a weapon.

Crime enforcement must be equal..

56 posted on 07/06/2014 8:11:26 PM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Too bad the stats can’t seem to overtake the feral-tility rate.


57 posted on 07/06/2014 10:22:37 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The war is lost. Withdraw now. It’s a quagmire.


58 posted on 07/06/2014 10:25:53 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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