knightni Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/20/sever...t-chicago-park/ At least 13 wounded in shooting at Chicago park, authorities say Published September 20, 2013 FoxNews.com Sept. 19, 2013: Chicago Police detectives investigate the scene where several people, including a 3-year-old child, were shot in a city park on the south side of Chicago. (AP) CHICAGO – Thirteen people were shot, including a 3-year-old, Thursday night at after a gunman opened fire on a group of people at a basketball court in a park on Chicago's southwest side. Chicago Fire Department officials said the child was in critical condition. Two other victims were also in critical condition. The others were reported in serious to fair condition. Authorities told the Chicago Sun-Times the shooting was gang-related. Officer Amina Greer said the latest shooting occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday. According to Greer, at least 10 ambulances responded to the scene, transporting victims to several area hospitals. One victim transported himself to a hospital, police said. Greer told The Associated Press early Friday that police have since identified a 13th victim, a 33-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the back near one shoulder. She added that no arrests have been made and she had no further information to give out at the time. A witness, Julian Harris, told the Chicago Sun-Times that dreadlocked men fired at him from a gray sedan before turning toward Cornell Square Park and firing at people in the area. He said his 3-year-old nephew was wounded in the cheek. "They hit the light pole next to me, but I ducked down and ran into the house," he said. "They've been coming round here looking for people to shoot every night, just gang-banging stuff. It's what they do." Police spokesman Ron Gaines says victims are being interviewed to determine the circumstances of the shooting, adding no one had been taken into custody. Francis John, 70, said she was in her apartment when the shooting occurred. She said she went down to see what was going on and "a lot of youngsters were running scared." She said she was surprised by what had happened, saying she has lived in the neighborhood for 30 years. She told the Sun-Times there hasn't been much gun violence in the neighborhood in recent years, adding the neighborhood went from good to bad 10 years ago, to better recently. The Chicago Tribune reported that about 60 police officers were on the scene at one point. Chicago firefighters used hoses to clean blood from the basketball court at the park early Friday. The shooting comes nearly three weeks after Chicago saw an outburst of violence over the Labor Day weekend that ended with eight dead and 20 others injured. The city's Police Department has responded to shootings that have grabbed national headlines by stepping up its crime-fighting efforts, paying overtime to add patrols to some hard-hit neighborhoods, including the Back of the Yards, where Thursday's shooting took place. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/20/sever.../#ixzz2fQtEmdTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Anyone else wonder why a 3-year old is at a basketball court after 10 PM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 His side won and losers walk? A three year old isn't in school. But yeah, why isn't he playing baseball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 07:29 AM) Anyone else wonder why a 3-year old is at a basketball court after 10 PM? i was thinking the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (Tex @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 09:40 AM) His side won and losers walk? A three year old isn't in school. But yeah, why isn't he playing baseball? Wow. You're all jokes on this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 The newly crowned Murder Capital of the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 What a peaceful place, take notes America: Banning guns works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Cool guys, these aren't people. I suggest ridiculing them for being victims in a mass shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 09:51 AM) What a peaceful place, take notes America: Banning guns works! see Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 This is crazy but I realize the bubble I live in sometimes. I live in the city of Chicago but the north side. I can't remember the last time anything crazy happening in my neighborhood (Rogers Park) although it can be somewhat sketchy at times. The west and south sides of the city have placed this city as the murder capital of the USA. To be in the same city were so many murders take place is mind boggling since I don't even see it everyday. The world is a weird place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 07:29 AM) Anyone else wonder why a 3-year old is at a basketball court after 10 PM? First thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 10:00 on a warm night is not that crazy. The 2AM shootings of the 7 year olds are more questionable. At some point McCarthy or Rahm have to be taken to task on this. Who is going to protect the $100M park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 05:51 PM) 10:00 on a warm night is not that crazy. The 2AM shootings of the 7 year olds are more questionable. At some point McCarthy or Rahm have to be taken to task on this. Who is going to protect the $100M park? Especially if parents/grandparents have odd work hours, they might not have better hours to spend time with them. Can't believe how every major function of the city has declined so much since Rahm has taken over. I guess biking is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 12:56 PM) Especially if parents/grandparents have odd work hours, they might not have better hours to spend time with them. Can't believe how every major function of the city has declined so much since Rahm has taken over. I guess biking is better. Chicago is a lost cause when it comes to leadership. The people of this city are the ones that make it elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 12:56 PM) Especially if parents/grandparents have odd work hours, they might not have better hours to spend time with them. Can't believe how every major function of the city has declined so much since Rahm has taken over. I guess biking is better. I'm not sure it is really that much worse, just for whatever reason no one talked about it when it was Daley in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 07:33 PM) I'm not sure it is really that much worse, just for whatever reason no one talked about it when it was Daley in charge. Not sure what 'it' you are referring to. CTA has been noticeably worse and more expensive. Road maintenance may be better. His parking deal correction was hilarious. Crime has been terrible. I guess the only thing I can credit him for is overseeing deregulation of food trucks and not yet having put up regulatory barriers to the new car sharing and uber issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 02:06 PM) Not sure what 'it' you are referring to. CTA has been noticeably worse and more expensive. Road maintenance may be better. His parking deal correction was hilarious. Crime has been terrible. I guess the only thing I can credit him for is overseeing deregulation of food trucks and not yet having put up regulatory barriers to the new car sharing and uber issues. Life in the City of Chicago. Things weren't exactly rosy under Daley, but he was fairly immune from criticism during his reign. Kass was the only one I ever saw take Daley to task. Everyone else was scared, weak, or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 12:56 PM) Especially if parents/grandparents have odd work hours, they might not have better hours to spend time with them. Can't believe how every major function of the city has declined so much since Rahm has taken over. I guess biking is better. You can spend time with your kids at home too you know. I do it all the time. I'm not saying it's their fault at all, it's the punks who pulled the trigger for no good reason, but I still see zero reason why the kid should have been there at that time of night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 02:12 PM) Life in the City of Chicago. Things weren't exactly rosy under Daley, but he was fairly immune from criticism during his reign. Kass was the only one I ever saw take Daley to task. Everyone else was scared, weak, or both. The national economy was also a lot better for most of Daley's run. Anyways, the budget in Chicago is totally f***ed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 The L has been and will always be an albatross. It provides nothing buses cannot already do except more convienent places for theft and rolling homes for the homeless. The city cannot afford it, much less afford to keep it running 24/7. For what you pay (last time I took it was $2.25 but I heard it went up in some convoluted scheme only Chicago would conjure) you get what? Frequently late, always filthy and generally crime ridden train rides. They'll never take it down like they should. Its an icon of a time when Chicago was even moderately relevqnt, before it had a spiraling murder problem and got globally humiliated by the one institution more corrupt than they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 02:22 PM) The L has been and will always be an albatross. It provides nothing buses cannot already do except more convienent places for theft and rolling homes for the homeless. The city cannot afford it, much less afford to keep it running 24/7. For what you pay (last time I took it was $2.25 but I heard it went up in some convoluted scheme only Chicago would conjure) you get what? Frequently late, always filthy and generally crime ridden train rides. They'll never take it down like they should. Its an icon of a time when Chicago was even moderately relevqnt, before it had a spiraling murder problem and got globally humiliated by the one institution more corrupt than they are dude, the L is fine and a million time faster than the bus. riding the bus sucks. i wish Chicago had more CTA train routes. Edited September 20, 2013 by mr_genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 The L is pretty awesome and if they did away with it, then traffic would be a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 02:23 PM) dude, the L is fine and a million time faster than the bus. riding the bus sucks. i wish Chicago had more CTA train routes. There are definitely several chunks of the city not near enough to an L line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 20, 2013 -> 07:12 PM) Life in the City of Chicago. Things weren't exactly rosy under Daley, but he was fairly immune from criticism during his reign. Kass was the only one I ever saw take Daley to task. Everyone else was scared, weak, or both. I think in terms of keeping the major functions of the city working, Daley was better. Rahm only seems concerned with taking national political controversies and pummeling them into the local level. I just want someone to get the trains running on time and not have the one major city where crime isn't declining. But I totally disagree with you on that criticism idea. The chicago reader was by far the most ruthless in its assault on Daley. My favorite article I've ever read was in the reader. It started with an anecdote of a domestic abuse incident, and them asking the women why she keeps coming back, and she responds "It's all I know". They immediately pivoted to Daley in the article. It was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I remember the day I got my car I was so goddamn happy I'd never have to suffer through it again. How do really come off the L with a positive experience? Its a dinky train filled to the brim with the worst America has to offer. And being faster than the bus is like being better at drawing than Helen Keller, the big difference is buses are a lot cheaper. Cities royally f***ed anyways, now that I'm out I'd rather they continue the downward spiral because its at least entertaining from a distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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