Chicago Violence: At Least 14 Shot, 2 Dead In Overnight Violence (VIDEO)

Beginning late Thursday and into Friday morning, at least 14 people were shot in Chicago--two of them dying from their injuries. Three of the shootings occurred in the South Side's Englewood neighborhood--where one person was killed and six were wounded.

The violence began about 11 p.m., where an "offensive comment" sparked a shooting in the 7800 block of South Cornell Avenue, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The 21-year-old victim was standing with a group of men when a man and woman walked passed, police told the paper. Someone in the group "said something offensive about the woman" when the man she was with opened fire. The victim was taken to Jackson Park Hospital in "stable" condition.

Just 15 minutes later in the 6400 block of South Paulina, 30-year-old Brian Moore was shot in his shoulder, police told the Chicago Tribune. Moore died a few hours later at Mount Sinai Hospital.

About 12:15 a.m. near 38th Street and Michigan Avenue, 27-year-old Jermaine Streeter was found shot multiple times and unresponsive on the scene. He was pronounced dead shortly after he was taken to Stroger Hospital.

Back in Englewood, just blocks from where Moore was fatally shot, gunfire erupted near 66th Street and Marshfield Avenue about 12:50 a.m.

Police responded and found four men in their 20s shot on the street. Before the last ambulances cleared the area, more shots were fired on the same block, the Chicago Tribune reports. The police officers and other bystanders--including a video journalist--had to duck for cover. (Watch the video journalist's footage of the scene below.)

"It came from down the block. We hear this guy swearing and stuff. That's when all hell broke loose," video journalist Ken Herzlich told the Tribune. "All these bystanders and everyone hit the ground, ducking and running. A police officer helped me get out of there. No one knew what was going on. That's when the other people were hit.

"It's a miracle no police officers were hurt. It was a crazy scene," he said.

The Tribune reports that a woman suffered a graze wound and a man was shot in the buttocks in the second round of shooting.

Six people were being questioned in the incident, which appears to be gang-related.

The violence continued throughout the city overnight--with four shot outside of a sports bar near 122nd Street and Halsted Avenue and a woman being treated for a gunshot wound at Gottlieb Hospital In Melrose Park about 2 a.m. told police she was sitting in Millennium Park Downtown when she was initially shot.

The record-breaking warm day on Thursday likely contributed to the string of violent acts--and no one had been charged in any of the incidents as of 8:30 a.m. Friday.

Watch video from the Englewood shooting here:

Comments

[letrfly]

11:05 AM on 04/07/2010

Call the police for help and you will find in many places it takes a half hour for response.

The Gun ban taking firearms away from citizens have created a killing field for the gangs that can execute at their leisure while no one can aide but literally survive only at the whim of criminals.

Making good citizens helpless does not make them safer and in down state Illinois where the police force is being cut and response times doubled and tripled it must make us consider this consequence of banning the 2nd amendment to legal gun owners. By making legal gun owners helpless by standers and victims it brings to mind the saying when seconds count the police are ? How long in your community. I bet in 90% of Chicago it's over an hour.

[thewirah]

06:09 AM on 04/21/2010

People like you offer to solve a problem that they have created in the first place. No guns, no killing sprees. Don't tell me criminals would use knives instead since you can't possibly attack a group of 5 people with one knife, kill of them and run away.

People who walk the street trying to prevent gun violence have done so much more that those who just ask for more guns. The U.S. is probably the only Western country with such crime rates and the only one with that much freedom regarding guns. This is NOT working.

[emmanuel goldstein]

06:20 AM on 04/21/2010

Mexico has an incredible crime rate, and they have way tougher gun laws than America does.

Also guns are fairly easy to make. The same people making crack would just start making guns as well if they could not buy them. Making something illegal only creates a black market for that thing. Then, once no one that is a law abiding citizen has a gun to defend themselves, the criminals take control, just as in Mexico.

[CTVN]

05:51 PM on 04/05/2010

Here are two videos made by Chicago youth in response to gun violence for anyone interested.

One is a PSA and the other an award-winning documentary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRJEjmp0FLQ

http://www.ctvnetwork.org/shynot-productions.html

To learn about Community TV Network, visit www.ctvnetwork.org

[Mum]

04:38 AM on 04/08/2010

Thank you very much.

[moutonnoir]

08:07 PM on 04/04/2010

For context of my comments in this thread: the text of the article has been changed. The original article said, quite specifically that this crime is 'due to the heat'.

Now it has been changed to reflect my specific recommendation of 'warm weather may have contributed to'.

The internet as a 'publishing' medium is quite a thing.

[Keypinitreel]

12:06 PM on 04/04/2010

I grew up on 72nd and Honore on Chicago's south side ( In Englewood) and Ill tell you, its been that way since I was a teenager in the early 90's.

Warm weather does not cause the violence, but people being outside enjoying the day,raises the chance that a violent situation can occur. Everybody outside looking at each other walk and drive by provides opportunity for what we used to call a "misunderstanding" to happen, especially between people that are already at odds with each other for whatever reason.

Contrary to what this article may lead you to believe, there are very hard working, faithful and good hearted people on the south side... its just that 10% that makes everybody look bad. Thats all we ever hear about.

[SouthSideHooligan]

11:54 AM on 04/03/2010

no matter what color or creed or religion, people everywhere are obsessed with appearing tough and prone to violence. it's backed up by music and movies of every genre: death metal, rap, horror movies, even action movies now include scenes of extreme violence in order to illicit an adrenal reaction. if you bought into the life hollywood sold you about being a thug or a maniac and go out to live it, you deserve the consequences. your innocent neighbors and family do not, however, and deserve more than your childish outbursts. think before you act.

[seanywarsong]

10:03 AM on 04/03/2010

Same here on one of the shadiest blocks in Humboldt, it went from being more or less quiet throughout the winter to complete chaos overnight, hundreds on the streets, partying all night long. Same thing happened last yr when we had 5 fatalities+countless shootings on my block over 3 months. I agree that there are plenty of good people who are over-shadowed by the violence, but these people are so tightly knit that they keep they're mouths shut because the thugs are no doubt friends & family, etc. Yes they're are obvious sociological connections as well but I don't necessarily see making a connection between the gun play and the spike in warm weather as racist. Unfortunately that's all it is, games & play to these wanna-be Scar Faces. Like a bunch of pent-up kids playing capture the flag on a the 1st warm night after a long, cold & boring winter indoors.

[PresidentRoslin]

11:27 AM on 04/03/2010

We might live on the same block:)

I'm stumped by the number of people who dismiss the connection between sunny, warm weather and gun violence. It's raining today so we should be ok. Thugs don't like to get wet!

[moutonnoir]

06:13 AM on 04/04/2010

No. Noone is dismissing the obvious effects of increased activity due to climate weather. I will remain offended, however, at the idea that any violence, anywhere, is 'likely due to the warm weather'. It was also warm up in Evanston.

simply not writing that sentence would have made a big difference to the tone of the article.

[Mum]

04:48 AM on 04/08/2010

When I was born my parents lived in the building that my grandparents owned in the 1400 block of Fairfield, just a block away from Humboldt Park. It was a long time ago and I have nothing but wonderful memories of the years we lived there. I know the area has gone through a lot of changes, but when I visited it a few years back and talking to some of the people who live in the area, I was under the impression that it was experiencing a bit of a renewal. Perhaps they were too optimistic?

[USAFVET76]

05:24 AM on 04/03/2010

1 warm day and the animals come out in mass.

here goes the blame gamers.

its the gun fault.
its the economy.
its its its ...........whah, whah, whah, like a bunch of children.

how about its PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY to choose to pull a trigger or not?

what a culture. violence is their solution. no respect for others or themselves. absolutely no social values. and they contribute so little if anything to society. the good people of these neighborhoods are being swallowed up generation after generation into this violent animal ignorance.

[Mum]

05:58 AM on 04/03/2010

Without the guns, none of this would have happened. Ask cops sometimes how they feel about being outgunned by the people they are supposed to "serve and protect." In particular, I suggest you contact the Chicago cops who were involved in these incidents. I have cops in my extended family, and I know how they feel about fools like the Hutaree people that were arrested last week. You remember, don't you? The ones that had cop-killer ammunition in their arsenal?

[Joe Berner]

02:54 PM on 04/03/2010

Without their hands, none of this would have happened. We should not allow regular citizens to have hands, only government employees trained and certified to have them should. Unless you're using hands to do something illegal, you have nothing to worry about.

The CPD doesn't effectively protect the citizens, nor does it seem they really want to do anything except use their badges to bully people.

Please define "cop-killer" ammunition.

[Yehudi97]

01:07 AM on 04/03/2010

Seeing this happen just makes me grateful that I don't live in Chicago anymore. Even my old neighborhood on the north side can be characterized by the look of desperation on peoples faces. When I visit, I often see that look of hopelessness. No work, no jobs, just poor folks scrambling for what little there is in these desperate areas. Human beings reduced to living like animals because they are the ones no one cares about. Whole parts of the city, especially on the south side, like urban deserts barely able to support life. We live in times of profound selfishness. I feel sadness when I see these things.

[Mum]

06:02 AM on 04/03/2010

Nice way to diss an entire city.

There are "desperate" areas in Chicago, just as there are in any large metropolitan areas. Which north side neighborhood would that be that "can be characterized by the look of desperation on peoples [sic] faces"?

[moutonnoir]

06:15 AM on 04/04/2010

Parts of rogers park are teeming with prostitution and homelessness.

Chicago's ridiculous segregation really is apparent from block to block.

[kugler]

12:04 AM on 04/03/2010

Murder and out of control violence in chicago and summer has not even started.

Witness mayor daleys work running the city with political hacks and cronies.

16 shot, 2 dead, in 2 hours Chicago
http://bit.ly/acHNn3
http://twitthis.com/7dq77z

blocks from cop's news conference
http://bit.ly/91WOnr

[Sportsbruh]

08:47 PM on 04/02/2010

yeah, I hear ya.

This is the FIRST time I read ALL the comments on HP.com. interestingly, after reading the article I was dropped jawed by all the violence in those neighborhoods........Was there violence on the northside or in the suburbs? I'm going to the suntimes page and check that out. The article -in reality- spooked me. FROM MY OWN PEOPLE! Then Zack issac and Montonoir weighed in and MY PERSPECTIVE CHANGED.

you guys are right. This all about socio-economics. These people are EXTREMELY marginalized and disenfrancized and grow up in want and live with LACK. They cannot help but to disdain themselves and everyone around them.

This is INSANITY and this IS this countries pathology. Why won't America empower ALL its people? America is an UNHEALTHY place. Look at the innercity issues and look at the Tea Baggers and the UNBRIDALED corporate GREED.....that will do anything to increase their bottom dollar and their profits for their Rich investors!!!

This is about the American Government allowing CERTAIN AREAS of America and ITS PEOPLE to rot.

These people are not at fault because they have been conditioned by their loving country to devalue themselves and the lives of others......

[RevJimIII]

01:24 AM on 04/03/2010

Its not up to America to empower anyone, every person has the ability to make what they want of themselves.. personal responsibility.

[Mum]

06:03 AM on 04/03/2010

Ability? Yes, possibly. Opportunity? Not so much.

[USAFVET76]

05:21 AM on 04/03/2010

You are a BLAME GAMER.

Sort of like Rosie O'Donnell blaming a spoon for her being fat.

Get over it. The people that commit these kind of crimes are poor decision makers. Ooops. They are not people. They are animals.

And defending them......................shame on you.

[Mum]

06:12 AM on 04/03/2010

Sportsbruh wasn't "defending" anyone. Merely pointing to some of the socio-economic reasons/causes/impetuses for social unrest and violence, which are well-documented and supported by such educators and sociologists as Geoffrey Canada and Jonathan Kozol.

[Ponderus]

05:32 PM on 04/02/2010

Ah, the Right Wing should be rejoicing: citizens exercising their 2nd Amendment Rights.

[moutonnoir]

05:59 PM on 04/02/2010

Yes.. And 'taking the establishment to task' when they feel disenfranchised and unrepresented. Maybe shocking poverty related street violence is the prototype for bagger ideology.

[ChristopherAtom]

06:05 PM on 04/02/2010

It's a good bet that none of the shooters had the legal permission to brandish said weapons. Your not far off from the truth about the right wing rejoicing. Because the more criminal gun violence that takes place where a gun ban is in place, turns concerned upright citizens to the NRA to change the law so that they can legally purchase weapons for defense.
Personally, I could give a rats a zz. Ban em, don't ban em; people are NEVER going to stop killing each other cuz the problems aren't guns it's money. But I digress...

[Zack Isaacs]

04:48 PM on 04/02/2010

WARM WEATHER does not cause shootings. In statistics class, one principle we learned was: CORRELATION does not mean CAUSATION. Just because two numbers are related does not mean they are connected. The underlying "tone" of the article is to always suggest that minorities who live in the inner city can't behave when it gets warm outside.

TOTALLY UNTRUE!

Yes, you have some who act irresponsibly, but a lot of people in these neighborhoods are hard workers who get IGNORED by the media. That's where citizen journalists come in. We make sure that the media tells BOTH sides of the story and represents ALL parties involved.

I'm not blaming the writer of this article, but I'd like to speak up for the scared residents on those blocks who are getting a bad rap for what SOMEONE ELSE did.

[moutonnoir]

04:48 PM on 04/02/2010

Thank you zach. Immediately fanned.

[David Fagan]

03:25 AM on 04/03/2010

I totally agree. Even though these shootings are a major problem due in large part to a corrupt police force enlisted to patrol these areas the vast majority of the folk that live in these neighborhoods are hardworking families that love to barbecue on the weekends, gather with loved ones, and make sense out of a society that always prejudges them. For all those who that want to criticize without ever stepping foot in these communities we all know you wouldn't last one day in their shoes.

[PresidentRoslin]

11:58 AM on 04/03/2010

I totally agree that the vast majority of residents in these neighborhoods are just hard working folk doing their best. But I don't get the corrupt police comment. So the corrupt police are committing the shootings and then framing the gang-bangers for it? Why are we always trying to blame everyone but the perpetrators?

Our block loves the CPD in Humboldt. There are a couple of no good houses on the block that terrorize everyone else by bring dozens of low lifes to our street. The last shooting, the police response was under 2 minutes and as usual they swarmed in and restored order. When they park on the corner to discourage the thugs from congregating en masse, I know I can at least walk to my car without being hassled.

I know in some areas there are so many calls and not enough police, but that doesn't cause the violence. Free will is causing the violence. Some young people are making terrible decisions that are costing others' their lives.

[moutonnoir]

03:37 PM on 04/02/2010

"The record-breaking warm day on Thursday was likely to blame for the string of violent acts--and no one had been charged in any of the incidents as of 8:30 a.m. Friday. "

FALSE! The shocking poverty, inequity in services, poor schools, racist cops, and other social, cultural, and economic issues apparent in Chicago are 'Likely to blame'

What crap. This sort of racist nonsense is what you say when someone gets heat stroke: not when a violent event happens in a desperate and undeserved part of a large city.

[Jen Sabella]

04:39 PM on 04/02/2010

How is pointing out the connection between warm weather and violence racist? That doesn't even make any sense.

There is a solid connection between violent crime and weather in Chicago (look for a story with statistics in the next few days). While "blame" was probably not the right word to use, an 80 degree day paired with a sudden spike violent acts is no coincidence.

[moutonnoir]

04:46 PM on 04/02/2010

I disagree. Very very strongly.

If you go around saying that violent crime with some distinguishing economic, social, and cultural causes is 'likely the cause of hot weather' this is the same as ignoring those issues.

You really want to try and defend that statement as somehow justified? How about use rational language, such as 'heat may have contributed'

Saying that warm weather = violence is asinine as best, openly and wantonly insensitive for sure.

[PresidentRoslin]

01:48 AM on 04/03/2010

I actually live in one of these neighborhoods in Chicago. And while warm weather obviously does not CAUSE violence, everyone who lives here knows it to be absolutely true that there is a very high positive correlation between warm weather and violence.

Most street violence is "crime of opportunity" violence. It is much easier to shoot someone who is hanging out on the street than it is to shoot someone inside a building. So violent crimes tend to rise as the temperature rises. Just as drownings probably rise over the summer as more people are swimming at the beach. Or more bicyclists are hit by cars during the months there are more bicyclists on the street then. There's nothing racist about it. It's just a seasonal trend due to the fact that there are more available victims.

The streets get more dangerous as the temperatures rise. It's not crap. It's just a given around here.

[samovz1]

03:26 PM on 04/02/2010

I thought guns were banned in Chicago? I guess they'll have to "Super" ban them now.

[moutonnoir]

04:47 PM on 04/02/2010

Our ban is undermined by neighboring hick towns and their illegal gun shows

[Mum]

06:07 AM on 04/03/2010

Amen.

[StaggerLee]

11:25 AM on 04/03/2010

If it wasn't neighboring "hick towns" it would be neighboring hick states. Just admit the gun ban doesn't work and that law abiding citizens with conceal carry permits will be a better deterrent than slow responding police.

[AAandMad]

03:26 PM on 04/02/2010

It will get ALOT worse before it gets better there are no jobs and unemployment will run out for alot soon.When that happens it will be Russia 1987 when you had to shoot your way out of the supermarket.