Weekend of Black-On-Black Violence In Chicago

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An 18-year-old man was shot and killed in weekend violence that wounded at least 12 others across Chicago. Two 16-year-old boys were reportedly charged with armed home invasion, attempt home invasion, and mob action in the incident Sunday, according to police.
     The weekend’s most recent incident occurred when a 24-year-old man was shot around 10:17 a.m. Sunday in the 5700 block of West Bloomingdale Avenue in the North Austin neighborhood, the Chicago Tribune reported.
     Two other shootings occurred Sunday morning when a man was wounded at the 68th Street and Pulaski bus stop and another shot from a passing car in the Englewood neighborhood, the Tribune reported.
     On Saturday, a 31-year-old man was shot in the knee around 12:35 p.m. in the 5600 block of West Thomas Street, police said. Two others were shot Saturday while walking home from a party in the 1500 block of South Keeler Avenue, police said.
     A 25-year-old man was shot in the legs and a 17-year-old man was shot in the foot around 2:55 a.m.  Shortly after, a 25-year-old man walked into Advocate Trinity Hospital with a wound to the buttocks. He was reportedly shot in the 9200 block of South Blackstone Avenue, police said.
     On Friday, two teens were shot in separate incidents on the city’s Southwest Side. Around 10 p.m., a 30-year-old man was shot in the right elbow in the 1400 block of West Lawler Avenue in what appeared to be a gang-related incident, Officer Mirabelli said.   READ FULL ARTICLE

Severe Weather Finally Moves On

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Ferocious storms that battered Oklahoma and Missouri, killing 21 over the weekend, lurched eastward Monday, lashing New England and the mid-Atlantic region with harsh winds and heavy rainfall before moving out to sea.
     Although the East Coast may be struck by another round of thunder Monday, forecasters at the National Weather Service said the severe storm threat has largely passed, bringing an end to several days of violent weather across a wide swath of the country.
     At least 18 people — including six children and three storm chasers — were killed after five twisters attacked the Oklahoma City area Friday evening, terrorizing communities already bludgeoned by lethal storms this spring. Another three people died in Missouri.
     Authorities were still searching Monday for five missing people – including three children – from areas around the Oklahoma River, according to Oklahoma City Fire Department Deputy Chief Marc Woodard.
     Hospitals in Oklahoma City reported 115 injuries, officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Health said late Sunday, although that number may have increased Monday as officials began to reckon with the devastation wrought by Friday’s swarm of storms.
     The twisters hammered the Oklahoma City area just 11 days after a monstrous tornado claimed 24 lives in the suburb of Moore, where power outages were reported Friday during the height of the twisters’ tear through town.
     The three fatalities in Missouri were blamed on fierce flooding caused by the punishing hailstorms the wild weather system brought to large parts of the heartland.    READ FULL ARTICLE