Focusing on the illegal gun issue in Chicago is something Mayor Lori Lightfoot addressed, in connection to the incident as well. Until police know more about what happened, extra patrols will be in the area. Why did this have to happen?, Williams still held the ticket for his daughters graduation. The shooting June 5 was the third time a law enforcement officer in Chicago had been hit by gunfire in a span of days. Another man is also being treated at Christ Hospital. No guns were located at the scene. Hours later, shortly after midnight in Chicagos downtown area, hundreds of people smashed windows, stole from stores and clashed with police. Investigators are reviewing body cameras, ballistic evidence and other surveillance footage to piece together what happened, Brown said. So then I texted her at eight, and I asked her if she had everything. Retaliation, revenge drives a lot of violence in Chicago. A crew removes one of four bodies from a house in the 6200 block of South Morgan after they were all shot to death when an argument broke inside the Englewood building, Tuesday afternoon, June 15, 2021. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! And when you have a gathering, and someone comes to a shooting, its going to be multiple people shot., Pastor Donovan Price, who is known in the neighborhood for his street ministry, said he was at the hospital with another woman whod been shot elsewhere in the city when he got messages about what happened on Morgan Street. |. A man who said he was Mathis brother said his sister had been to the house many times before. I am praying for healing for all those close as we await further details on this tragedy.. Atavia Reed is a reporter for Block Club Chicago, covering the Englewood, Auburn Gresham and Chatham neighborhoods. The widespread looting was captured in several videos shared to social media. It was inside that two-story white stone house in the 6200 block of South Morgan Street where Williams, according to family members, was one of at least four shot dead and four others injured. It tells us that we still have much work to do in our mission to end gun violence here in Chicago and, in particular, to limit the access of individuals to illegal guns, Lightfoot said. Oh, God. A man, 25, was shot in the back of the head and was at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and his condition had also stabilized. A fifth person was wounded. She says Denice was a friend and she's still struggling to process what happened here. "Who is going to tell? "The last 18 to 24 months it's been really like living in hell," said Arness Dancy. 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Chopper 2 spotted an . MASS SHOOTING IN ENGLEWOOD Eight people were shot, 4 fatally, during a gathering here this morning. He was transferred to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. GAGE PARK A Chicago police officer was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon while responding to a domestic violence call in Gage Park. Got a story tip? 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They need our thanks, they need our support, they need to know that everyone in our city has their backs, Lightfoot said. But I remain very focused, very intentional, as does the Police Department, but also our entire team," she said. Brown said there will be more police in the area until they can determine who shot the people or why the shooting occurred. Detectives were questioning a person who was inside the home at the time. "It tells us we still have much work to do in our mission to end gun violence here in Chicago," Lightfoot said. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Updated: Feb 24, 2023 / 10:18 PM MST. There was also a ShotSpotter alert about 2 a.m., but the alert was for outside the home, Brown said. At this point, we do provide extra patrols just because of that reality.. Skoronski is productive: in three seasons as Northwesterns starting left tackle, he allowed just five sacks in 2,364 snaps. People watch as a crew removes four bodies from a house in the 6200 block of South Morgan after they were all shot to death Tuesday when an argument broke inside the Englewood building, according to police. The two cars both fled east. By ABC7 Staff. Block Club Chicago is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering reliable, nonpartisan and essential coverage of Chicagos diverse neighborhoods. Lightfoot blamed the violence on the lack of national laws that would curb the flow of illegal guns. Two men one 41 and one 25 were shot in the back of their heads and were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, police said. No one is in custody and Area One detectives are investigating. The shooting happened early Tuesday in the 6200 block of South Morgan Street, but police are still trying to determine what happened. "For them to just take her take their mama away from them, that really hurts me," said Michelle B., friend. Those illegal guns cause deep pain and injury and death so the suggestion that somehow the Police Department is wasting its time arresting people who illegally possess firearms at the height of this crisis, I just fundamentally disagree with that.. Hours later, yellow and red police tape remained visible, strung across Morgan Street at 63rd, about a block away from where the shooting took place. He was not the man police were looking for.. said it appears there was no forced entry. Through Sunday, the district had 20 homicides, five fewer than the same period in 2020, Chicago police statistics show. The victim was identified Tuesday as Kane Nathaniel Andres Acosta Wood, according to the Arapahoe County Coroners Office. Officers found a 21-year-old victim inside the residence. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police officer was shot in the city's West Englewood neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, according to a police spokesperson. DeSoto County Fair closed Monday after teen is shot and killed. There was no sign of the home being broken into, Brown said. 'HELP US!!' He did not say if police responded to the alert. @cbschicago gathering more. A suspect, Cordia Blash, 37, was contacted on scene and taken into custody. I fundamentally disagree with that, she said. They were willing to put their lives on the line to protect this victim.. One of those killed was identified by the Cook County medical examiners office as Ratanya Aryiel Rogers, 28. Police said the victims were in the car in the 1100-block of West 63rd Street at about 2:36 a.m. when three male suspects got out of a gray Hyundai sedan and fired shots. Clickhereto support Block Clubwith atax-deductible donation. According to the Chicago police, shots were fired after an argument inside a residence in. The man said his daughter worked at Lawrences Fish & Shrimp. We should all know that illegal gun possession makes us less safe, not more safe. Police said the man was then taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. Tolbert operated a barbershop from his home after COVID-19 restrictions closed down the shop where he worked. According to the district's website, all schools have a school resource officer assigned to each campus. Chicago police investigate the scene of a shooting that left four people dead at a home in the 6200 block of South Morgan Street in Chicago on June 15, 2021. She was likely referencing last weeks presentation by Foxxs office on gun crime data that included a section meant to debunk what it said was the myth that more policing is needed to reduce shootings. A party was likely being held there, police said. Life on a third straight one-year contract with the mega-talented Astros isnt bad at all. South Morgan and 63rd blocked off. The 18-year-old was hospitalized in critical condition, Brown said. The reality is, our city is safe, the mayor said. People who live nearby say they've been traumatized and terrorized. Chicago police keep watch and crime scene tape hangs outside a house in the 6200 block of South Morgan, where eight people were shot, four fatally, inside the Englewood building, Tuesday afternoon, June 15, 2021. They told me hes awake, hes responsive.. Tuesday mornings mass shooting is at least the third on the South Side in less than two weeks. This is a terrible situation and a lasting and damaging situation for the South Side [and] for the city.. Police said a 25-year-old man was shot in the back of the head and was taken to Christ Hospital. "I'm concerned about the families who will be forever scarred by the loss of their loved ones That's what my primary focus is as the mayor of this city. The surviving victims of Tuesday's mass shooting have not been interviewed, as they are being treated, and no arrests have been made. Four others injured. CHICAGO (CBS)-- Eight people were shot, four fatally, during a gathering in Englewood Tuesday morning. Tuesdays mass shooting happened in a house, not on the street, she said, citing preliminary information. Somebody needs to shed a tear for somebody they dont know. Police are still determining what happened but said there was an argument inside the home and someone fired shots. A police-involved shooting in Chicagos neighborhood of Englewood is believed to have sparked a night of looting and chaos in the downtown Magnificent Mile. Of the two people . This is a family of public servants. by Erin O'Brien. So Tuesday morning when her family was trying to find Williams, Richmond knew where to lead them. Eight people were shot Tuesday morning at a gathering in the home in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, with at least two of the wounded in critical condition, according to. Shermetria Williams was set to graduate from Country Club Hills Tech and Trade Center on Tuesday morning, her family said. I was just told my daughter is no longer here.. "You've got multiple parties, five to six days a week, starting at midnight, going to four, five, six in the morning.". Her father, Demetrius Williams, said Shermetria was his younger of two daughters. Brown said Vsquez Lasso had five years on the force. Chicago police released few details of how the eight people were shot but said it occurred when an argument broke out inside the home. Demetrius Williams said he was at home inMaywood, putting on a shirt and tie for his daughter Shermetrias graduation when he heard she had been killed. Brown became particularly impassioned talking about illegal guns, saying, common sense is not so common, and challenged the logic of those who believe that illegal weapons make the city a safer place, calling the notion ridiculous. He said the addition of illegal weapons makes nearly every situation inherently more dangerous, including road rage cases and incidents of domestic violence when there is a gun in the home. Denver7 News brings you breaking and developing news from Englewood, Colorado on KMGH-TV and TheDenverChannel.com. "What I'm concerned about is the fact that people lost their lives this morning. He has the pedigree, too: his grandfather Bob was a left tackle and offensive captain on Packers teams that won five NFL championships from 1961-67. Active scene. Four other people were wounded in the shooting. Chicago police said a shooting on 63rd Street in Englewood left one man dead and another wounded Tuesday morning. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two men were shot, one fatally, while sitting in a parked car Tuesday morning in Englewood, Chicago police said. community activist Andrew Holmes said. He was taken to a local hospital, but his condition was not known. She was with him a lot., [UPDATE: 7 out of 8 in Englewood mass shooting were shot in the head, likely by 2 gunmen, police report says]. GAGE PARK A Chicago police officer was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon while responding to a domestic violence call in Gage Park. January 24, 2022 / 4:00 PM / KCAL News. By Sun-Times Wire Updated Jun 29, 2022, 6:48am PST Pocket Flipboard She was a good girl none of these knuckleheads, the brother said. The medical examiner's office has not yet confirmed those identities. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times As a 4-year-old girl recovered from a gunshot wound Wednesday, a relative told the Sun-Times the girl had been combing her doll's hair on the front stoop of a vacant building in Englewood when a stray bullet hit her. Brown did not elaborate on the relationships of the victims and the shooter, or what the argument was about. Of the four surviving victims, there are three men and a woman. Im concerned about the fact that there are people who are dead in an act of violence that makes no sense to me.. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Eight people were shot, four fatally, Tuesday morning in a mass shooting incident in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said. A female victim suffered unspecified gunshot wounds, and is in critical condition at University of Chicago Medical Center. The mother of one of the four killed in the fatal mass shooting early Tuesday was just one of the family members who showed up at the scene. She had a little doll in her hand and she was combing the dolls hair, the relative said. Mathis' family said she was a loving mother of five children, who she simply adored. message spotted in SoCal snow as some grow desperate, Man charged with fatally stabbing woman he dated for 3 years: police, Downstate judge rules assault weapons ban violates state constitution. Hes a good person, she said. Her daughters had a friend who they left at the gathering; they had been trying to find out if that friend was among those shot. Schools are surrounded by fencing and supervisors monitor those who enter and exit . As officers identified the 18-year-old as the suspect, he turned and immediately without warning or notice shot an officer, who fired back, hitting the 18-year-old in his head, Brown said. A man was shot dead in Englewood on Monday night, and a suspect is in custody, police said. Police fired back and struck the man. Share. We have done yeoman's work over the course of a very difficult year, where every major city New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and on and on and on the list goes have seen a similar surge in violence, and it is distressing. He did not say which victim or whether they were among the injured or killed. As news of the shooting spread, officers and firefighters converged outside Mount Sinai and the Cook County Medical Examiners Office on the Near West Side, part of the somber ritual to escort the body of a first responder killed in the line of duty. Stephanie Coleman, 16th, also responded to the scene. A group of about 10 people waited outside the University of Chicago Hospital, where a 25-year-old woman was taken in critical condition after being shot on Morgan. The shooting happened about 4:45 p.m. in the 5200 block of South Spaulding . Mathis family said she was a devoted mother. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Witnesses heard gunfire about 2 a.m. and then again at some point 5:30-5:45 a.m., Supt. Were very focused on those kinds of challenges. There have been 390 homicides in Cook County so far this year, according to the medical examiners office, nearly 300 of them in Chicago. message spotted in SoCal snow as some grow desperate, Man charged with fatally stabbing woman he dated for 3 years: police, Downstate judge rules assault weapons ban violates state constitution. "We must acknowledge this for what it is -- a tragedy that's ripped apart families and inflicted intense trauma," Lightfoot said. Related (May 17): 9 Denver officers opened fire on . Seven of the eight people shot Tuesday morning inside an Englewood home were shot in the head, according to Chicago police. Anna Johnson shows how her vans windows shot out near her home in the 600 block of West 61st Street. Im glad (my daughters) werent in there, but my heart goes out to the ones who didnt make it, Jackson said. The slaying sent hundreds of officers and firefighters out to mourn and honor the officer, identified as Andres Vasquez-Lasso, 32. Police tape outside a Chicago apartment building. A 45-year-old man said his daughter remained in surgery as of 12:45 p.m. A high-capacity magazine was recovered from the scene, the superintendent said. This incident came days after another mass shooting in Chatham Saturday, where a mother was killed and nine others wounded. My heart is sad now. I would ask those that argue that point to come to Englewood, come to this address on Morgan Street, and look these victims and their families in the eye and make the argument that illegal gun possession makes you safer and didnt cause our grief this morning (or) the pain of these families, Brown said. And that starts with eliminating opportunity for criminals, for children to get access to illegal guns so that petty disputes turn into mass shooting events, as weve seen over and over and over againnot just this year, but every year.. Chicago Police received reports of a person with a gun around 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of South Racine Avenue and West 57 Street and arrived to find a man who matched the description provided. Brown made similar comments that seemed to indicate he believes Foxxs office would like to decriminalize possession of illegal weapons. You got young people carrying guns, Im talking about 13, 14, 15, and they cant even aim straight.. And I just heard the little girl screaming.. Ald. ", RELATED: 4 mass shootings in 6 hours leave 38 wounded, 6 dead. The family had tickets to go to her graduation from Country Club Hills Tech & Trade Center scheduled for the day she died. Blash is being held at the Arapahoe County Jail on investigation of first-degree murder, among other possible charges, police said. She's calling for something different - for foot patrols and real community engagement. Email Newsroom@BlockClubChi.org. Email Newsroom@BlockClubChi.org. First published on June 15, 2021 / 7:21 PM. South Morgan and 63rd blocked off. The shooting took place at a home in Inglewood, and family and friends told NBC4 that it was a birthday party that turned violent.

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