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10 dead, at least 39 others wounded in weekend violence
Chicago Sun Times ^ | March 19, 2012 | Media Wire

Posted on 03/24/2012 7:45:53 AM PDT by Marguerite

Ten people were killed and at least 39 others were wounded in shootings across the (Chicago) city this weekend.

Most of the victims, male and female, ranged in age from their mid-teens to 30s, with the notable exception of a 6-year-old girl who was shot dead as she played on the front porch of her home in the Little Village neighborhood.

Neighbors said Aliyah Shell was playing on the porch of her home in the 3100 block of South Springfield Avenue about 3:40 p.m. Saturday while her parents sat on the front steps. A small gray pickup truck stopped in the street and one person inside got out and fired four shots -- two of them hitting the little girl.

Aliyah was struck twice and initially was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said. She was declared dead at 5:24 p.m., the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.

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Besides the death of the 6-year-old girl, this weekend’s fatal shootings include:

Joel Sanroman, 42, shot in the head early Saturday as he drove in the 3100 block of West 53rd Street in the Gage Park neighborhood.

Adrian Cruz, 24, shot multiple times around 7 p.m. Saturday while standing in the 5900 block of South Fairfield Avenue in Chicago Lawn.

Vincent Fitts, 22, found shot in the head at 7:50 p.m. Saturday near 79th and Cottage Grove Avenue.

Jeremy Anthony, 24, who police believe drove himself to the University of Chicago Medical Center after being shot in the back while sitting in his car in the 6300 block of South Ellis Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood.

Bert Lindsey, 36, killed early Sunday from shots fired from a passing vehicle into a backyard party in the 7500 block of South Wolcott Avenue in Auburn-Gresham.

Equilla Coleman, 24, and two others were found shot early Sunday in the 1400 block of West 53rd after police nearby heard gunfire and found them with gunshot wounds.

Anthony Scott, 19, died Sunday -- two days after he was shot in the 6300 block of North Oakley Avenue by a man who called him over to his vehicle.

George Marrero, 27, was killed at 10:50 p.m. Sunday during a gang-related drive-by shooting in the 1300 block of North Harding Avenue.

An unidentified 34-year-old man was shot multiple times in the chest about 1:35 a.m. Monday. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he later died.

Non-fatal shootings ranged across the city from Jefferson Park to West Pullman. Among them were a 1-year-old girl and her mother, both grazed by bullets Sunday afternoon in the South Side Chatham neighborhood.

Most recently, a man was shot in both legs about 1:45 a.m. while sitting in Ogden Park in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, police said. He was taken in serious condition to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

At least 33 others were wounded in shootings since Friday evening.

1 posted on 03/24/2012 7:45:57 AM PDT by Marguerite
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To: Marguerite

If Obama had an enormous family, his family would look like all these guys.


2 posted on 03/24/2012 7:47:33 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Blacks get shot every day. What makes Trayvon so special? Democrat hype.)
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To: Marguerite

This is unpossible. Chicago doesn’t allow guns.


3 posted on 03/24/2012 7:48:09 AM PDT by Kozak ("It's not an Election it's a Restraining Order" .....PJ O'Rourke)
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To: Marguerite

I’m sure most of the shooters were white males with concealed carry permits.


4 posted on 03/24/2012 7:48:19 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: smokingfrog

I’m sure most of them looked like O’s son....


5 posted on 03/24/2012 7:49:24 AM PDT by Kozak ("It's not an Election it's a Restraining Order" .....PJ O'Rourke)
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To: Marguerite

I put a Scanner Radio app on my smartphone - Chicago PD is the most listened to - there’s 453 people listening to the Chicago PD scanner right now on that App - I’m one of them
(my town’s scanner, thankfully, is usually boring)


6 posted on 03/24/2012 7:51:09 AM PDT by libertarian27 (Check my profile page for the FReeper Online Cookbook 2011)
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To: TitansAFC; onyx; LuvFreeRepublic; Sea Parrot; SweetCaroline; matthew fuller; Gator113; BCrago66; ...

Where is Obama’s outrage at the death of a 6-year-old girl?

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/crime/aliyah-shell-juan-barraza-teens-charged-girl-6-shot-porch-little-village-20120319


7 posted on 03/24/2012 7:51:30 AM PDT by Marguerite (When I'm good, I am very, very good. But! When I'm bad, I'm even better)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I thought it was 10 dead 46 wounded.


8 posted on 03/24/2012 7:52:13 AM PDT by edcoil (It is not over until I win.)
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To: libertarian27; Marguerite

Is this gang related violence? Or just kids out to have some fun?


9 posted on 03/24/2012 7:52:44 AM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: Marguerite

Well, can she help him politically?

No? I didn’t think so. So he’s not there for her.


10 posted on 03/24/2012 7:54:08 AM PDT by luvie (Obama's foot soldiers are repulsive human debris and the voting public is sick to death of them! *RL)
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To: Marguerite

The little girl wouldn’t look like him.

Then again...


11 posted on 03/24/2012 7:54:40 AM PDT by VanDeKoik (If case you are wondering, I'm supporting Newt.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

,,,,, no problem here ,,, a typical weekend in beautiful downtown Chitown .

Simlpicity 101

1) let men marry men

2)let women marry women

3)Allow unlimited abortions to eveyone at taxpayer expense

In three generations there will be NO DEMOCRATS .


12 posted on 03/24/2012 7:55:12 AM PDT by Lionheartusa1 (-: Socialism is the equal distribution of misery :-)
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To: All
"Aliyah Shell was playing on the porch of her home in the 3100 block of South Springfield Avenue about 3:40 p.m. Saturday while her parents sat on the front steps. A small gray pickup truck stopped in the street and one person inside got out and fired four shots -- two of them hitting the little girl."


13 posted on 03/24/2012 7:56:22 AM PDT by Marguerite (When I'm good, I am very, very good. But! When I'm bad, I'm even better)
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To: ClearCase_guy
If Obama had an enormous family, his family would look like all these guys. Hilarious! I LOL'd. TC
14 posted on 03/24/2012 7:57:19 AM PDT by Pentagon Leatherneck
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To: Lionheartusa1

“In three generations there will be NO DEMOCRATS.”

Oh would that it would be so!


15 posted on 03/24/2012 7:57:56 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (I'll "vote for an orange juice can", over Barry 0bummer and another 4yrs of his Regime From Hell!)
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To: Marguerite

Still don’t understand why people don’t believe in Darwinism. Nature fields itself.


16 posted on 03/24/2012 7:58:17 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative
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To: Marguerite

When will Jesse be agitatin’?


17 posted on 03/24/2012 7:59:39 AM PDT by cardinal4 (Bolton/Arpaio 2012 "Kick the UN across the border!")
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To: carriage_hill

,,, try that again ,,, I don’t speak double talk .


18 posted on 03/24/2012 7:59:55 AM PDT by Lionheartusa1 (-: Socialism is the equal distribution of misery :-)
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To: bigheadfred

I listen to Chicago PD scanner very infrequently - here’s a link to listen to it online if you wish
(much clearer than the Droid App :)
http://tunein.com/radio/Chicago-Police-Scanner-s95537/


19 posted on 03/24/2012 8:01:05 AM PDT by libertarian27 (Check my profile page for the FReeper Online Cookbook 2011)
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To: Marguerite

“Where is Obama’s outrage at the death of a 6-year-old girl?”

No political advantage, or racial animosity to be gained, from these deaths. It’s just the “Chicago Way” after all.

Nope. Maybe he could blame the lack of midnight basketball programs, but not near as much in campaign benefits to gain by exploiting the Treyvon Martin death.


20 posted on 03/24/2012 8:02:44 AM PDT by Tigerized ("..and whack 'em, and whack 'em, and whack 'em!' cried the Toad in ecstasy." (also my 2012 strategy))
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