At Least 12 Killed, 43 Wounded In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
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CHICAGO (CBS) At least 55 people were shot across Chicago over the weekend, 12 of them fatally, including a 15-year-old boy who was shot in the head on the front porch of a home in Lawndale, and three double homicides.
Dajon Gater, 15, was on the front porch of a home in the 3900 block of West Lexington Street around 11:50 p.m. Friday, when two people approached him, pulled out guns, and started shooting, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
He was rushed to the Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition but died a few hours later.
Police & Fire: Pizza delivery driver robbed
ARMED ROBBERY: Calhoun County Sheriff Department deputies are looking for at least two young men accused of robbing a pizza delivery driver in Springfield on Sunday. Deputies reported the robbery at 10:07 p.m. in the 800 block of Tecumseh Road about two blocks west of Dickman Road. The driver had just made a delivery and was pulling out of an apartment complex parking lot and said he stopped when a young man stepped into the roadway in front of his car and a second man opened the passenger door of the driver s vehicle and pointed a handgun at him. The robber demanded money and took the driver s car keys before both men fled north from the scene with two or three others. Deputies said the robbers obtained a small amount of cash and dropped the driver s keys inside the car. Deputies and officers from the Battle Creek Police Department searched the area but the robbers were not located. Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff s d
Cops say 9 arrested after young people fought in park
Police said Sunday that they arrested eight juveniles and one adult in connection with the fighting.
“The Chicago Police Department has ensured that sufficient resources have been deployed to ensure the safety of residents and visitors throughout Chicago, including the downtown districts,” police said in a statement.
Police Supt. David Brown also met with officers on the downtown detail to thank them for their work in protecting residents.
A man was also shot in the Loop very early Sunday morning, though it was not specified whether the incident was related to the large crowds and fights in Millennium Park.
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