Deadly Weekend Sees 37 Shot, 2 stabbed, 7 DeadCHICAGO (CBS April 21, 2008) ― Five people were shot overnight in what capped off a very violent weekend here in Chicago.
In all, at least 37 people were shot, two were stabbed and at least seven people are dead. CBS 2's Joanie Lum reports that Chicago police say that warmer weather means more opportunities for violent crime, so they are stepping up patrols and focusing their efforts on targeting gang leaders. Most recently, A 25-year old man died after a gunman shot him in the chest as he stood with a friend in the 800 block of South Karlov at about 12:30 a.m. Monday. Police say the unidentified man was shot in the chest and the suspect ran away. Also, two shooting victims drove themselves to Mount Sinai Hospital at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday. A 31-year-old man was critically injured and a 32-year-old woman was shot in the arm and stomach when a gunman walked up to their van and opened fire, in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. [Chicago has the most restrictive ban on handguns outside the District of Columbia. Cook county bans "assault weapons" and "zones-out" licensed gun shops. That is backed up by state laws requiring gun owner registration, waiting periods, background checks, a total prohibition on carrying firearms in public, etc. None of it deters murderers or crime/drug gangs in the slightest.] Police admit that three dozen shootings in one weekend is a lot, but through the end of March in Chicago, violent crime was down. On Friday, 15 people were shot -- four fatally -- between noon Friday and midnight Saturday, police said. * * * The violence continued Saturday, as 13 more people were shot -- two fatally. * * * On Sunday, police reported 9 people were shot in six separate shootings -- one of which was fatal -- and a stabbing that critically injured two people. * * * No one has been charged in any of the shootings except for the police involved incident, where Teague was charged with murder and attempted murder, police said early Monday. Flournoy, of Des Plaines, was charged in the stabbing. Detectives from all areas of the city, Harrison, Calumet, Wentworth and Grand Central are investigating the shootings and Belmont Area detectives probed the stabbings. The STNG Wire contributed to this report. (© MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.) http://cbs2chicago.com/local/chicago.weekend.violence.2.704529.html ***************************************** Professor Joseph Olson, J.D., LL.M. o- 651-523-2142 Hamline University School of Law (MS-D2037) f- 651-523-2236 St. Paul, MN 55113-1235 c- 612-865-7956 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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