Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Bloody Chicago: 1 dead, 11 wounded overnight

North Side, South Side, West Side...all over anti-gun Chicago it was a violent Monday night.

From CBS 2 Chicago:
One man was killed and 11 other people were wounded in citywide gun violence, including five people who were shot outside a church on a Chicago Public Schools "Safe Passage" route on the North Side.

The five were shot just before 6 p.m. Monday while standing near a bus stop at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Sheridan Road, authorities said.

Four were hospitalized in serious-to-critical condition and one was in good condition. A 21-year-old man was shot in the head and is in critical condition on life support, authorities said. Police initially reported that the man had died. A 44-year-old man was shot in the knee and thigh. A 32-year-old man was shot in the ankle, and a 26-year-old man was shot in both arms. A 58-year-old man was shot in the hand.

The shooting happened outside the Uptown Baptist Church. Senior church pastor Michael Allen said in a tweet that about 20 gunshots were fired outside during the church’s Monday night meal for the homeless. "Blood pools at church steps. Pray for us," Allen said on Twitter.
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