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Chicago gun violence kills 3, wounds 39, including a 2-year-old girl

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2 months ago

October 12, 2021

Staff Writer

This weekend, gun violence killed three people and wounded another 39 in Chicago. Among the wounded is a 2-year-old girl, according to Sun Times Media Wire.

A family gathered in the Gresham neighborhood just after 5 PM Friday. Suddenly, a drive-by shooter opened fire on the family. They all took cover, including the mother of the 2-year-old girl, who was holding her child at the time. Still, a bullet struck the child in the arm. Another man was also wounded in the leg. Someone among them returned fire with an AK-47. As a result, no one died. However, no one has yet to be arrested for the shooting either.

Then, another drive-by shooter opened fire at a funeral later that Friday. The shooter struck three people, mostly elderly. Now, they are all receiving treatment at nearby hospitals.

A Chicago shooting left 4 hurt and 1 dead on North Milwaukee in Wicker Park early Sunday, CPD says. https://t.co/qMyJyoWqYA
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) October 11, 2021

Next, yet another drive-by shooter attacked a pair of teenage boys on the street Saturday. One was 17 years old and the other was 18 years old. Bullets struck the both of them around 5:40 PM. The 18 year old was critically wounded in the chest.

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DEVELOPING: Man Pacing with Shotgun Outside UN Forces Shutdown of NYC Streets

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21 mins ago

December 2, 2021

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Police are trying to get an armed man to surrender just outside the United Nations building in New York City. The man is holding a shotgun, and photos show him placing it below his chin, looking like an attempted suicide effort.

Cops were forced to shut down Manhattan streets Thursday, police said. “The unnamed man, who is in his 60s, was pacing on First Avenue between East 42nd and 45th streets late Thursday morning and was believed to be suicidal, cops said” reported the New York Post.

“Disturbing photos from the scene show the man, wearing a red jacket and blue jeans, pointing the firearm under his chin. Police are working on getting him to surrender.
Cops shut down roads surrounding the UN complex, which was also placed on lockdown.”