E-mail updates
Follow on Twitter
Subscribe to RSSChicago police believe the drive-by shooting that killed a 6-year-old girl may have been gang related. WMAQ-TV's Christina Farr reports.
At least 10 people were killed and 39 others wounded during a bloody weekend in Chicago, police said.
Among the dead is a 6-year-old girl -- identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as Aliyah Shell -- who was shot Saturday outside her house in the 3100 block of South Springfield Avenue, police said. A pickup truck approached and somebody inside began shooting, striking the girl in the abdomen, police said.
The little girl's sister was inside the house when she heard a popping sound outside.
"They started shooting but I thought it was fireworks. I heard like five or six gunshots. I thought they were fireworks," said Desiree Valzquez, Aliyah's sister. "I ran outside, and my mom was holding my sister. My sister wasn't talking anymore. She wasn't breathing."
For more, visit NBCChicago.com
Sunday afternoon, police charged two teens with Aliyah's murder -- 18-year-old Juan Barraza and a 16-year-old boy. Both teens are charged with murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Police said they recovered a gun at the scene.
Here are details on some other weekend shootings:
Saturday evening, somebody inside a vehicle fatally shot a 24-year-old man standing in the 5900 block of South Fairfield Avenue about 7:04 p.m., police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala said. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was initially taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Adrian Cruz, 24, of the 5900 block of South Fairfield Avene suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital at 8:17 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
At 7:50 p.m., police found a 21-year-old man dead with a gunshot wound to the head in the 800 block of East 79th Street, Zala said.
The victim was identified as Vincent Fitts, 22, of the 4100 block of West Cermak Road, according to the medical examiner’s office.
The last fatal shooting Saturday happened at 10:30 p.m., when a man in his 20s was shot in the back while inside a vehicle in the 6300 block of South Ellis Avenue, police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said. He may have driven himself to nearby University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was dead upon arrival.
Jeremy Anthony, 24, of the 6400 block of South Ellis Avenue was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center at 10:50 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
After a few hours without reports of any fatal shootings, more murders ensued early Sunday.
About 1:20 a.m., a 36-year-old man was fatally shot in the 7500 block of South Wolcott Avenue, police said. The man was in a back yard at a party when shots were fired into the yard from a passing vehicle. He was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Bert Lindsey, 36, of the 7500 block of South Wolcott Avenue was pronounced dead at 2:16 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
At 1:55 a.m., one person was shot dead and two others wounded during a shooting in the 1400 block of West 53rd Street, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said. Two people were taken to Stroger and one was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.
Saturday and Sunday saw numerous other serious but non-fatal shootings.
At 3:22 p.m. Saturday, an 18-year-old man was shot in the arm and a 20-year-old man was shot in the body in the 5200 block of South Albany Avenue, police said. Both men were taken in serious-to-critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, according to Fire Media Affairs.
About 3:35 p.m., a 17-year-old girl was shot in the leg in the 100 block of East 107th Street, Zala said.
Paramedics took the teen to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious-to-critical condition, according to Fire Media Affairs.
About the same time, an 18-year-old man was shot in the arm during a drive-by attack in the 4600 block of South Michigan Avenue, police said. The man drove himself to Provident Hospital of Cook County and was listed in good condition.
About 7:30 p.m., two men were wounded in a shooting on the Eisenhower Expressway near the 2900 block of West Congress Parkway, Zala said. State Police are investigating, but a spokeswoman was not immediately available for comment.
One of the men, 37, was shot in the head and back, Zala said. Information on the other wounded person was not immediately known. The fire department said it took two men from the scene to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious-to-critical condition.
About 9:05 p.m., a man and two teenage girls were standing on the sidewalk in the 8300 block of South Kedzie Avenue when several males fired shots, police said.
One 14-year-old girl was shot in the left leg, and the other girl, also 14, was shot in the right leg, police said. The girls were taken in good condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and Holy Cross Hospital. A man in his 20s was also shot in the chest and taken in serious condition to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
At 9:50 p.m., a 28-year-old woman was shot in the face when she opened the door of her apartment in the 5000 block of North Mango Avenue and a male shot her, police said. The shooting was possibly domestic-related. She is in “stable” condition at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
A 33-year-old man was in the 6300 block of South Richmond Street at 11:30 p.m. when a male approached, produced a handgun and demanded money, police said. The victim was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with gunshot wounds in the back and leg.
Sunday at 12:05 a.m., a 20-year-old man was sitting on the porch in the 5900 block of South Laflin Street when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. He was taken in “stable” condition to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County with a gunshot wound to the groin.
At 12:55 a.m., a 22-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk in the 800 block of East 66th Street when a dark-colored sedan drove by and shots were fired, police said. He was taken to St. Bernard with a gunshot wound to the left shoulder.
A teenage boy was hospitalized in serious condition at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County after suffering multiple gunshot wounds on the South Side. The boy, 17, was shot in the back and face in the 500 block of East 67th Street about 2:17 a.m., police said.
A male shot multiple times on the West Side early Sunday is hospitalized in serious condition. He was in the 3300 block of West Evergreen Avenue about 4:20 a.m. when an unknown offender fired gunshots, hitting him in his chest and legs, police said. The unidentified male victim was taken in serious condition to an unknown hospital, police said.
More content from msnbc.com and NBC News:
Leave a Comment:
The authorities need to take these punks and put them in the service with one clip of ammo to the weapon of their choice and ship them to the hotspots of the world to fight fair and see if they are as tough as they think.And if they live through that, then bring them back and let them be charged and sentenced for their participation in their crime here in the U.S.A.Only a veteran knows about firefights and extreme fighting. These punks will quickly find out that there is no respect for live outside this country and that they will be the targets then.Spoken from a veteran to this blog.........
Some of these shootings could be the same shooters driving around hunting for safe kills. I have no intention of visiting Chicago anytime soon. The last time I went there, I was pulled over by a city cop, and was told to leave the area, do to black people , shooting at , out of state licenced vehicles, through the roofs of the vehicles, and killing the men and children, and then raping the women. This has been going on for decades...
Chicago, welcome to President Obama's model city for national gun control. Just think, if you reelect him, in a few short years you will be living in a city just like this one.
Never register, never surrender. Keep the 2nd Amendment alive!!
If found guilty, these punks should receive the death penalty immediately. Oh wait, the liberal pinheads abolished the death penalty for everyone but the victims. Idiots.
My heart goes out to the victims families.
On The Nature Of Urban Life...
"Upon further consideration I have sadly concluded that the veneer of civilization is indeed very thin."
.... Oscar Wilde
Peace to all
....... AMERICAN DREAM !!!!!?????.............
Illinois gun control works real well I'd say.
Remember, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
Where are Jackson and Sharpton when you need them, after all this is BO's home town.
The country is turning to poop and the hogs are eatin' it. I'm armed to the freakin' teeth and I'm a bleeding heart liberal, but survival is, pretty much, paramount.
My concern is to whether or not these poor individuals have medical insurance. Are they getting proper care. Am sure their employers are concerned also.
Add this story to the every growing list that even in a place like Chicago, with some of the toughest gun controls laws in the nation, gun control still has a one hundred percent failure rate.
This is just frickin craziness!!
The good ole days and remnants of Obama's poor leadership back in the days of being a Senator from Illinois. He did nothing back then too...especially to curb urban violence. Sh^t rolls downhill from the Oval office to your local community, in this case....CHICAGO.
dis is Obama's crib, he got Raum suppose to be takin care of it???
Typical Chicago politics. This is what we have to look forward to if you libs continue to put BHO in the White House. Oh, wait a minute, this IS what you want. I see...
@Hypointe, yes, they will have government provided healthcare, and i am sure they wont pay for it.
It all stems from these gansta kids being the off spring of gansta kids that were also off spring of gansta kids and so on. It is a never ending low-life cycle. How can a loser raise a child that is a winner? They can't. They have no role models other than the low lifes that they are related to. Sad and pathetic way to live your short life on this planet.
Way too true.
i suupose you all wanted a solution to my last comment. start gathering all the criminals in prison including the high priced white collar ones , put them on a plane drop them in afghanistan,iraq,or any other country the war mongers in government want to fight, give them a key to a set location of an armory ,and let them go at it.saves us billions in taxes and saves the lives of law abiding citizens, and its now some body elses problem.isnt that what all the other countries did to us ? shut down our frikn boarders
The 2nd Amendment is about raising a militia/protecting yourself from an oppressive government. Handguns would not be anywhere close to the weapon of choice for such purposes. Make handgun possession a felony with minimum life in prison. How many lives have handguns protected compared to how many they've taken?
At least if people start carrying rifles you'll know what you're up against. You can't hide a rifle in public.
Handguns are illegal in Chicago, Dildo!
They're illegal in Chicago but you don't have to go far to get one.
Two teenagers, what a waste all the way around, bad dogs put them down.
Those that are talking about gun control can just stop. Illinois has some of the most strict gun control laws and is the ONLY state that doesnt allow concealed carry of any kind. They are the ONLY state? Obviously their big brother governing philosophy doesnt work. Bad guys dont carry guns legally in any state, good guys do.
Ya Chicago my kind of town .
this is terrorism at its finest, people being shot dead just for being at the wrong place at the wrong time. the gang call this colladoral damage, they probaby laughting abt it amongst themselves the (gang).
We are trying to fix Afghanistan but we have a lot to fix here in our own country.
The reason gun control isn't working is the same reason kids still smoke - you only need someone qualified to buy from the dealer, then that person can distribute it to any stranger with money.
The registered owner of a handgun should face the same penalty as the person who uses it. The number of guns changing hands would drop dramatically.
Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, East St. Louis, the unintended consequences of a corrupt, marxist utopian experiment.
dont forget L.A. , NYC, Houston, DC, etc...
Behold the Democrat's Liberal Welfare paradise!
Behold the Democrat's Liberal Welfare paradise!
Unless it's a group of white misogynistic, knee jerk, rightwing nut supremacists at work, then it's justified.
Right? Moron.
Your one sick dude squadleragon, Welfare helps people, unlike you with your negative comments that kicks the poor while they are down.