In a “hold my beer” moment, violent criminals and gang members in the Windy City made sure nobody would take the title of Murder City™ away from Chicago in 2023. Bad guys banged in the new year with six homicides as the calendar flipped.
Three more armed teenagers in a stolen car were critically wounded and may not survive. Meanwhile, Her Honor Mayor Lori Lightfoot had…nothing to say about the carnage, probably choosing to spend the holiday at her home in Michigan.
The first day of the new year saw four young men shot while leaving church. Just kidding about that church part. They were in a stolen KIA, armed to the teeth, when a “likely stolen” green SUV rolled up beside them and opened fire with multiple weapons, including rifle-caliber rounds, shredding the armed occupants of the stolen ride.
One of the occupants was shot no less than 16 times. The others barely clung to life with their own gunshot wounds.
Four teenagers were shot while riding in a vehicle on the city’s south side Sunday afternoon on the first day of the 2023. One of the teens died at the scene having been shot 16 times. The other three are in critical condition.#Chicago #ChicagoScanner https://t.co/5xsJg0oH1e
— Chicago Journal (@chicagojournal) January 1, 2023
It was a heckuva day. Hey Jackass recorded the mayhem . . .
New Year’s Day
12:05a 5200 S May, New City, M/?
12:06a 6500 S Paulina, Englewood, M/27
12:08a 11400 S Racine, Morgan Park, F/24
12:30a 4800 W Madison, Austin, M/24
Shootout leaves 1 dead, another injured at
West Town hookah lounge
1:30a 2100 W Division, West Town, M/38
1:30a 2100 W Division, West Town, M/26
4:30a 3800 S Wallace, Bridgeport, M/32
8:30a 10640 S State, Roseland, M/46
4 teens shot: 1 dead, 3 critical
in Washington Park shooting
1:20p 5600 S Prairie, Washington Park, M/17
1:20p 5600 S Prairie, Washington Park, M/14
1:20p 5600 S Prairie, Washington Park, M/14
1:20p 5600 S Prairie, Washington Park, M/17
4:20p 5000 W Superior, Austin, M/52
6:30p 9400 S Wallace, Washington Heights, M/9
8:35p 100 E 59th, Washington Park, F/33
8:35p 100 E 59th, Washington Park, F/34
8:50p 700 E 132nd, Riverdale, M/20
The Chicago Journal had more details on the four yoots who were ambushed in the KIA . . .
Police said four (4) teenage victims were riding in a silver KIA sedan that was heading southbound on Prairie Avenue when another vehicle pulled up alongside. An unknown offender inside that vehicle fired shots into the silver KIA, believed to be from a rifle, striking all four of the teenagers.
The victims and their injuries are as follows:
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- 14-year-old male. Multiple gunshots to the body. Critical condition at Comer Children’s Hospital.
- 15-year-old male. Multiple gunshots to the body. Critical condition at Comer Children’s Hospital.
- 17-year-old male. Multiple gunshot wounds to the body. Critical condition at University of Chicago Hospital.
- 17-year-old male. Shot sixteen (16) times to the body. Pronounced dead at the scene.
There is no one in custody but officials did say they recovered a weapon at the scene inside the car the victims were driving, which was also reported stolen on December 30th, according to @SPOTNEWSonIG and other scanner traffic listeners.
Above info per Paramedic Field Chief 4-5-8
— WindyCity Weather and News (@WindyCityWxMan) January 1, 2023
It’s amazing what these “alternative” reporters learn in their investigations that the Sun-Times, the Tribune and other mainstream media publications sanitize out of their reporting.
Gangs of violent criminals (and violent criminal gangs) run on Chicago streets with impunity. Take these two who committed an armed robbery across from a school over the Christmas break . . .
#ChicagoScanner#Chicago
A woman and her child are robbed at gunpoint by 2 male Blacks. They demand money, keys and snatch her purse. pic.twitter.com/8dSL1RlNHx— RawNews1st (@Raw_News1st) December 31, 2022
On New Year’s Eve, I tuned into Chicago Police and Fire scanner traffic over at CrimeIsDown.com. Even at just 8pm, listening for less than an hour, I quickly lost count of the number of “shots fired” dispatches. Then tragic news came of a ten-year-old shot in the face, then more shots fired calls.
Chicago really is America’s largest open-air shooting range and business is booming. The city ended 2022 with 734 homicides including 665 who were shot and killed. That total was actually down from 2021, but 2023 is off to a roaring start.