Thursday, June 16, 2016

Shootings that occured in Chicago

Yesterday two 19-year-old men and a 20-year-old man were shot in the 5500 block of South Throop Street when a dark-colored vehicle pulled up. A person from the back passenger side of the car got out and started shooting, hitting the three, according to Officer Michelle Tannehill, a police spokeswoman.
One of the 19-year-olds suffered gunshot wounds to the left leg and hip the other was shot in both legs. The two were taken to Stroger Hospital, and their conditions were stabilized. The 20-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg and he was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where his condition had stabilized.
Also at about 2:45 p.m., a 31-year-old man was shot in a shooting in the Washington Heights neighborhood.
The man made his way to Little Company of Mary Hospital with gunshot wounds to his face and hand. He had been shot in the 10300 block of South Morgan Street. Information about him hasn't been released.


Thursday, June 2, 2016

Fatal shooting of boy, 15, closes deadliest May in Chicago in 21 years

Fabien Lavinder was the final homicide victim of the month of May, he makes the 66th. Fabien was found in a grey sedan in the ambulance bay of the hospital. The car doors were opened and bullet holes was above and below the drivers side window.
A few minutes earlier, Fabien was in the car on 89th Street when someone stepped out from an alley near Commercial Avenue and shot him in the chest. He died shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday at Advocate Trinity Hospital.
The month of May, has made May the deadliest since 1995 when 75 were slain. Shootings have increased as well for the third consecutive year. Almost 400 people were shot in May, bringing the total for the five month months to more than 1,500 victims.
May homicides numbers was the worst of any month year this yet.