Chicago police officer hit by CPD automotive throughout pursuit of gun

A Chicago police officer was struck by a CPD car responding to a pursuit Thursday in Lawndale on the West Side. According to preliminary data, officers had been monitoring a funeral once they tried to have interaction an armed individual, CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi mentioned. As police responded, the officer was on foot when he was struck by an CPD car, Guglielmi mentioned. The officer was transported to a hospital in good situation, he mentioned. A police spokeswoman initially mentioned the struck officer was pursing a suspect who tossed a gun out a automotive’s window when the officer was struck close to intersection of Ogden and Drake avenues. The seek for the gun suspect is

North Side vigil calls on whole metropolis to face in opposition to gun

About 13,000 items of orange cloth lined the fence exterior Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, representing each little one killed by gun violence within the U.S. for the reason that 2012 Sandy Hook taking pictures in Newtown, Connecticut. Inside, throughout the church’s fourth-annual anti-violence vigil Sunday night, folks learn the names of younger Chicago victims within the final yr. With every title, they tore one other piece of orange cloth to be added to the fencing. “We’re here tonight because kids keep dying by gun violence in Chicago,” mentioned the Rev. Beth Brown, pastor on the church. At the vigil two years in the past, 102 youths killed by Chicago’s gun violence had been being remembered. This

Chicago Shootings: 1 killed, four damage in Thursday gun violence

At least 5 folks have been shot Thursday throughout Chicago, together with a person who was killed in West Pullman on the Far South Side. He was standing on a sidewalk about 5:45 p.m. within the 100 block of West 119th Street when somebody in a passing grey SUV fired pictures at him, Chicago police stated. The 31-year-old was struck a number of instances within the chest. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, the place he was pronounced useless, based on police. The Cook County medical expert’s workplace didn't instantly launch particulars concerning the dying. Thursday’s newest non-fatal taking pictures left three males wounded in Gresham on the South Side.

Quinten Wooding rearrested on gun, drug prices

A Waukegan man out on bond was rearrested Monday on gun and drug prices. Quinten Wooding, 33, was taken into custody within the 3000 block of Arthur Court after a two-month narcotics investigation, the Lake County sheriff’s workplace mentioned. He was already out on bond after an arrest in Zion for illegal possession of a managed substance with intent to ship.

Chicago Shootings: Eight wounded in Thursday gun violence

Shootings throughout Chicago on Thursday left at the least eight individuals wounded, together with three males who have been shot in a drive-by in Englewood on the South Side. They have been standing in entrance of a house about 8:07 p.m. within the 7300 block of South Stewart Avenue when somebody in a passing light-colored Dodge Journey opened fireplace, Chicago police mentioned. An 18-year-old man was hit within the leg, whereas a 23-year-old man was struck within the chest, arm and aspect, police mentioned. The third man, 24, was shot within the leg, arm and shoulder. They have been taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center the place their situations have been stabilized.

Community activists name for dismantling Gun Offender

Bond reform activists Monday spoke out towards the Chicago Police Department’s new on-line database displaying bond quantities for individuals charged with gun crimes — pitting themselves towards Mayor Lori Lightfoot and police Supt. Eddie Johnson, who assist the Gun Offender Dashboard. “The Gun Offender Dashboard claims to list bond court outcomes for people charged with violent gun crimes. But that’s exactly what it doesn’t do,” mentioned Sarah Staudt, a coverage analyst on the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice. “Ninety-nine percent of the people listed on that website are charged with offenses where they are not accused of hurting anyone.” Instead, she mentioned, many individuals are on the database for a “mere possession of a weapon.” Last

Daily Shootings Roundup: three wounded in Thursday gun violence

At least three individuals three individuals had been wounded Thursday in citywide shootings. In the day’s newest taking pictures, a 23-year-old man was wounded on the Near West Side. He was on a sidewalk about 11 p.m. within the 2500 block of West Jackson Boulevard when somebody unleashed gunfire, Chicago police stated. He was hit within the buttocks and brought to Stroger Hospital the place his situation was stabilized. About 10 minutes earlier, a person was shot within the foot a couple of miles west in Austin. The 31-year-old was on a sidewalk about 10:51 p.m. within the 5400 block of West Jackson when a male approached on foot and opened fireplace, police