May 17, 2021- 7:34 p.m.
CHICAGO – Chicago police are planning to target 15 areas of the city this summer in the battle to combat violence and keep people safe.
The plan comes after a particularly violent weekend in which police say five people were killed and 48 people were shot, including two police officers and six juveniles.
The plans are still being finalized, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Supt. David Brown both made it clear during separate events Monday that the plan involves lots of city agencies and not just the police department.
“It’s a hard weekend,” Lightfoot said of the violence-plagued weekend ahead of the unofficial start of summer in two weeks. Among those shot were children ages 2, 8 and 13 years old.
Brown is bracing for what a post-pandemic summer might mean for the city struggling to combat violence, as the weather warms and more people are outside.
“So if all that pent-up energy because you’re in quarantine explodes with all this people being out, people being inactive in the outdoors, we want to make sure it’s safe,” Brown said.
So some commanders are having their shifts changed so they are on duty later into the evening, when violence tends to spike, and the rank-and-file are on notice they could have days off cancelled. The mayor said the summer plans have been underway for months.
“We follow the data, we’re looking at the places across the city where we know, based upon historical crime data, that we are most challenged,” Lightfoot said.
At a news conference announcing opportunities for youth as part of the Rediscover Summer program, the mayor said combatting violence will include many city departments flooding challenged communities with jobs and activities.
“We’re offering over 200,000 opportunities for you,” CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson said. “That means if you want a job, if you want something to do, we have something for you to do in Chicago Public, I mean in Chicago.”
Brown said that the two officers that were shot this weekend is part of a dangerous pattern emerging that is making it challenging for police officers.
“Since 2020, which is the last 15 months, 108 officers have been shot at or shot in the Chicago Police Department – the number is extraordinary, unprecedented, the most number we can’t find a higher number,” Brown said.
The mayor and police plan to release more details about the summer anti-violence plan soon.
Chicago shootings leave 5 dead, 43 others wounded
At least five people were killed and 43 others wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend. A 2-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were among those shot, as well as two uniformed Chicago police officers.
The girl was in the back seat of a car about 6:55 p.m. Friday when someone drove up in the 2800-block of West 26th Street and someone inside started shooting, Chicago police said.
She was shot in the leg and taken by the driver to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was in good condition, according to police.
13-year-old boy critically hurt
The boy was on the sidewalk about 7:55 a.m. Sunday in the 3700-block of South Wood Street when a vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, police said.
He was struck in the head and neck and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Chicago police said that there were six shooting victims 17 and younger wounded in shootings over the weekend, with 108 shot so far in 2021.
Through Sunday, police said there have been a total of 1,187 shooting victims and 214 people murdered.
At a press conference Monday morning, Police Superintendent David Brown said so far in 2021, the clearance rate for homicide cases is up to between 58% to over 60%, which he said is the highest since 2015.
Chicago police officers shot
Two Chicago police officers were shot and the suspected gunman was wounded during an exchange of gunfire Sunday morning in Lawndale on the West Side.
The officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 7:20 a.m. in the 1400-block of South Lawndale Avenue and saw a 45-year-old man in a vacant alley nearby, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown reported during news briefings outside Mount Sinai Hospital, where the officers were treated and released.
When the officers approached, the person “immediately began firing a gun at the officers,” Brown said.
One officer was struck in the hand and the second in the leg and shoulder, above the vest, Brown said. Both were “stable, recovering and in good condition,” he added.
The suspected gunman was also shot in the “lower extremities,” according to Brown.
Rapper Lil Reese, 2 other men shot
Rapper Lil Reese and two others were shot during a gunfight Saturday at a parking garage on a busy Near North Side block.
The men were “all shooting at each other” about 9:50 a.m. inside a parking garage in the first block of West Grand Avenue, according to police.
Two men, 27 and 28 years old, were taken with gunshot wounds to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, police said. The younger man was struck multiple times and was in critical condition, while the older man was grazed in the eye and in fair condition.
A police source said one of the wounded men was rapper Lil Reese, whose legal name is Tavares Taylor.
A third man, 20, was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition with two gunshot wounds to his knee, police said.
Woodlawn homicide
A 21-year-old man was shot dead Saturday afternoon in Woodlawn on the South Side.
About 2:45 p.m., he was in the 1300-block of East Marquette Road when someone opened fire, striking him multiple times, police said.
The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
5 shot, 2 fatally, at Gresham party
Early Saturday morning, two people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting at a party in Gresham on the South Side.
Several people were at a gathering in the 7800-block of South Loomis Boulevard when a gunman opened fire shortly after 3 a.m., according to police.
A 26-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
A 21-year-old was also struck in the head and taken to the same hospital, where he later died, police said.
A 25-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder and was also taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
Another man, 23, suffered two gunshot wounds to the right arm and was transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, police said. A fifth man, 21, was struck in the shoulder and listed in fair condition at the same hospital, according to police.
Man shot to death at gas station
In another fatal shooting, a person was found shot to death about an hour later at a gas station in West Garfield Park.
The male was found about 4:05 a.m. in the parking lot of a gas station in the 400-block of South Kostner Avenue with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said.
He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
1 killed, 1 critically hurt in Belmont Cragin shooting
Friday night, a man was killed and another injured in a shooting in Belmont Cragin on the Northwest Side.
About 11:50 p.m., officers heard several shots fired and saw an 18-year-old man running with a rifle in the 6200-block of West Diversey Avenue, police said.
Officers placed him under arrest and noticed he had two gunshot wounds to the back and one to the arm, police said. He was transported to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.
While searching the area, officers also found a 32-year-old man on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. He was taken to the same hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
Last weekend, five people were killed and 21 others hurt in incidents of gun violence across Chicago.
At least five people have been killed and 41 others wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, including a 2-year-old girl who was shot in Little Village on the Southwest side.
The girl was in the back seat of a car being driven by a male about 6:55 p.m. Friday in the 2800-block of West 26th Street when another vehicle drove up alongside them and someone inside that vehicle started shooting, Chicago police said.
CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police are planning to target 15 areas of the city this summer in the battle to combat violence and keep people safe.
The plan comes after a particularly violent weekend in which police say five people were killed and 48 people were shot, including two police officers and six juveniles.
The plans are still being finalized, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Supt. David Brown both made it clear during separate events Monday that the plan involves lots of city agencies and not just the police department.
“It’s a hard weekend,” Lightfoot said of the violence-plagued weekend ahead of the unofficial start of summer in two weeks. Among those shot were children ages 2, 8 and 13 years old.
Brown is bracing for what a post-pandemic summer might mean for the city struggling to combat violence, as the weather warms and more people are outside.
“So if all that pent-up energy because you’re in quarantine explodes with all this people being out, people being inactive in the outdoors, we want to make sure it’s safe,” Brown said.
So some commanders are having their shifts changed so they are on duty later into the evening, when violence tends to spike, and the rank-and-file are on notice they could have days off cancelled. The mayor said the summer plans have been underway for months.
“We follow the data, we’re looking at the places across the city where we know, based upon historical crime data, that we are most challenged,” Lightfoot said.
At a news conference announcing opportunities for youth as part of the Rediscover Summer program, the mayor said combatting violence will include many city departments flooding challenged communities with jobs and activities.
“We’re offering over 200,000 opportunities for you,” CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson said. “That means if you want a job, if you want something to do, we have something for you to do in Chicago Public, I mean in Chicago.”
Brown said that the two officers that were shot this weekend is part of a dangerous pattern emerging that is making it challenging for police officers.
“Since 2020, which is the last 15 months, 108 officers have been shot at or shot in the Chicago Police Department – the number is extraordinary, unprecedented, the most number we can’t find a higher number,” Brown said.
The mayor and police plan to release more details about the summer anti-violence plan soon.
Chicago shootings leave 5 dead, 43 others wounded
At least five people were killed and 43 others wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend. A 2-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were among those shot, as well as two uniformed Chicago police officers.
The girl was in the back seat of a car about 6:55 p.m. Friday when someone drove up in the 2800-block of West 26th Street and someone inside started shooting, Chicago police said.
She was shot in the leg and taken by the driver to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was in good condition, according to police.
13-year-old boy critically hurt
The boy was on the sidewalk about 7:55 a.m. Sunday in the 3700-block of South Wood Street when a vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, police said.
He was struck in the head and neck and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Chicago police said that there were six shooting victims 17 and younger wounded in shootings over the weekend, with 108 shot so far in 2021.
Through Sunday, police said there have been a total of 1,187 shooting victims and 214 people murdered.
At a press conference Monday morning, Police Superintendent David Brown said so far in 2021, the clearance rate for homicide cases is up to between 58% to over 60%, which he said is the highest since 2015.
Chicago police officers shot
Two Chicago police officers were shot and the suspected gunman was wounded during an exchange of gunfire Sunday morning in Lawndale on the West Side.
The officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 7:20 a.m. in the 1400-block of South Lawndale Avenue and saw a 45-year-old man in a vacant alley nearby, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown reported during news briefings outside Mount Sinai Hospital, where the officers were treated and released.
When the officers approached, the person “immediately began firing a gun at the officers,” Brown said.
One officer was struck in the hand and the second in the leg and shoulder, above the vest, Brown said. Both were “stable, recovering and in good condition,” he added.
The suspected gunman was also shot in the “lower extremities,” according to Brown.
Rapper Lil Reese, 2 other men shot
Rapper Lil Reese and two others were shot during a gunfight Saturday at a parking garage on a busy Near North Side block.
The men were “all shooting at each other” about 9:50 a.m. inside a parking garage in the first block of West Grand Avenue, according to police.
Two men, 27 and 28 years old, were taken with gunshot wounds to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, police said. The younger man was struck multiple times and was in critical condition, while the older man was grazed in the eye and in fair condition.
A police source said one of the wounded men was rapper Lil Reese, whose legal name is Tavares Taylor.
A third man, 20, was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition with two gunshot wounds to his knee, police said.
Woodlawn homicide
A 21-year-old man was shot dead Saturday afternoon in Woodlawn on the South Side.
About 2:45 p.m., he was in the 1300-block of East Marquette Road when someone opened fire, striking him multiple times, police said.
The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
5 shot, 2 fatally, at Gresham party
Early Saturday morning, two people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting at a party in Gresham on the South Side.
Several people were at a gathering in the 7800-block of South Loomis Boulevard when a gunman opened fire shortly after 3 a.m., according to police.
A 26-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
A 21-year-old was also struck in the head and taken to the same hospital, where he later died, police said.
A 25-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder and was also taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
Another man, 23, suffered two gunshot wounds to the right arm and was transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, police said. A fifth man, 21, was struck in the shoulder and listed in fair condition at the same hospital, according to police.
Man shot to death at gas station
In another fatal shooting, a person was found shot to death about an hour later at a gas station in West Garfield Park.
The male was found about 4:05 a.m. in the parking lot of a gas station in the 400-block of South Kostner Avenue with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said.
He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
1 killed, 1 critically hurt in Belmont Cragin shooting
Friday night, a man was killed and another injured in a shooting in Belmont Cragin on the Northwest Side.
About 11:50 p.m., officers heard several shots fired and saw an 18-year-old man running with a rifle in the 6200-block of West Diversey Avenue, police said.
Officers placed him under arrest and noticed he had two gunshot wounds to the back and one to the arm, police said. He was transported to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.
While searching the area, officers also found a 32-year-old man on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. He was taken to the same hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
Last weekend, five people were killed and 21 others hurt in incidents of gun violence across Chicago.
At least five people have been killed and 41 others wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, including a 2-year-old girl who was shot in Little Village on the Southwest side.
The girl was in the back seat of a car being driven by a male about 6:55 p.m. Friday in the 2800-block of West 26th Street when another vehicle drove up alongside them and someone inside that vehicle started shooting, Chicago police said.
