Nearly 70 people have been shot across the city and at least 11 have been killed. since the Fourth of July holiday weekend began on Wednesday afternoon.
A man was killed and seven other people were wounded in one incident alone.
Police say a van pulled up in the 2800 block of West Flournoy Street yesterday and two men inside the van begin firing at a group of people.
49-year-old Terry Patterson died.
The other seven victims were taken to Stroger and Mount Sinai Hospitals.
5 Comments to “Violent Holiday Weekend: 11 killed, nearly 70 injured”
July 7, 2013 at 6:32 PM
Hot town summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirt and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk hotter than a match head
But at night it's a different world….
July 7, 2013 at 6:56 PM
Have another useless march on crime
July 7, 2013 at 7:49 PM
Somewhere out on that horizon
Out beyond the neon lights
I know there must be somethin' better
But there's nowhere else in sight
It's survival in the city
When you live from day to day
City streets don't have much pity
When you're down, that's where you'll stay
In the city, oh, oh.
In the city
I was born here in the city
With my back against the wall
Nothing grows and life ain't very pretty
No one's there to catch you when you fall
Somewhere out on that horizon
Far away from the neon sky
I know there must be somethin' better
And I can't stay another night
In the city, oh, oh.
In the city
July 7, 2013 at 9:58 PM
Reverend Al Sharpton is coming to live in Chicago ( for awhile ) that will clean things up.
July 7, 2013 at 11:53 PM
I'm surprised there hasn't been a mass exodus of good people out of Chicago yet.
It's gonna happen.