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-Lurid Crime Tales-
9 dead, 54 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago
2017-08-23
[CHICAGO.SUNTIMES]
Chicago Police arrests drop 24 percent in one year

Cause, meet effect... No. That's can't be.
Posted by:Fred

#8  But the good news is arrests are down 24% YTD so theres that!
Posted by: Capsu78   2017-08-23 16:27  

#7  All this and we had the Air & Water show that brought in 2 million people over the weekend- none of whom are part of these statistics.
Posted by: Capsu78   2017-08-23 16:26  

#6  I have the answer! Stricter gun control!
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2017-08-23 09:02  

#5  News would be when some weekend no one gets shot in Chicago.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-08-23 08:35  

#4  Who did the reincarnation trick on Scarface Al?
Posted by: AlanC   2017-08-23 07:46  

#3  Since, I assume, most of the victims are black - could be a secret KKK cell in operation

The numbahs:

Race/Victim/Shooter

Black 361 57
Hispanic 75 5
White/Other 14 2
Police - 9
Self Defense - 8
Unknown 10 388

August to Date:

Shot & Killed: 40
Shot & Wounded: 208
Total Shot: 248
Total Homicides: 42

Year to Date:

Shot & Killed: 425
Shot & Wounded: 2022
Total Shot: 2447
Total Homicides: 461
Posted by: Pappy   2017-08-23 07:40  

#2  And it wasn't even a holiday?
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2017-08-23 05:38  

#1  Since, I assume, most of the victims are black - could be a secret KKK cell in operation.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-08-23 02:53  

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