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[PLAY] Fascinating Interactive Timeline of a Gun Sale in Chicago

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15-Year-Old Pointed Gun at Cops Before He was Killed, Police Say - Englewood - DNAinfo.com Chicago

Two guns were recovered in the Englewood alley where Michael Westley was fatally shot, officers said.

RIP Michael Westley, 15 years old

It’s the Hunger Games for these kids, but without training and selection, they’re all in the game.

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RIP April McDaniel, 18 years old

RIP April McDaniel, 18 years old

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12 people were shot last night. redeyechicago: June 10: 24 hours of peace for Chicago. Help spread the word. @500Campaign Zoom

12 people were shot last night.

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June 10: 24 hours of peace for Chicago. Help spread the word. @500Campaign

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6 Teenagers Shot Yesterday

We have a Sandy Hook tragedy every day. 

13 injured from gunfire, half of them 19 and under.

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Chicago 9-year-old boy shot in chest: ‘Mommy, I’m shot’ | The Raw Story

“Mommy, I’m shot.”

This shouldn’t be the norm. 

Sounds like he will be okay, thank god.

This one makes me so frustrated. Why isn’t Chicago rising up on this!?

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Boy, 15, Among Two Killed, Nine Wounded In Wednesday Shootings - Chicago - DNAinfo.com Chicago

Eleven people were shot, two fatally, in a nine-hour span Wednesday. The victims included a boy, 9.

RIP Miguel Villegas, 15

 

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The Ripple Effect: Chicago Sun-Times

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Visiting the effects of Chicago violence with some mothers who are trying to overcome the ripple effect.

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Teens Shot in the middle of Rush Hour

About 5:45 p.m., two teen boys, a female victim and a fourth person were wounded in a shooting in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood.

Two male teens, ages 13 and 18, a female whose age was not available, and another person whose age and gender were not available, were shot on the 300 block of East 47th Street, police said.

Meanwhile, Obama was just down the street.

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List of Child Shootings This Memorial Day Weekend

It’s almost impossible to list them all:

RIP Leetema Daniels, 17

RIP Fearro Denard, 18

Children Shot. We know none of their names:

  • A 17-year-old girl was shot in her hip in Greater Grand Crossing about 8:45 p.m. Friday, Greer said. The girl had been walking along the 600 block of East 75th Street with her boyfriend and two other friends when two men approached the group and opened fire.
  • In Greater Grand Crossing, an 18-year-old man was grazed in his right leg about 10:50 p.m. Friday, Greer said. The shooting occurred in the 7200 block of South Prairie Avenue, but no further information was available.
  • An 18-year-old was shot in his buttocks and taken to John H. Stroger Hospital in stable condition, Greer said. 
  • A 17-year-old boy was shot multiple times in his legs in the 6000 block of North Kenmore Avenue in Edgewater about 7:36 p.m. Saturday, Mirabelli said. The teen, who police said has gang affiliations, was chased on foot by two other teenagers, who fired several rounds. He was treated at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston.
  • In the lastest shooting, a 15-year-old girl was shot at about 5:20 p.m on the 11700 block of South Wentworth Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood, police said.

(Source: dnainfo.com)