- Antwan Davis, a 27-year-old black male died July 16, 2021 after being shot around 6:50 PM near the 12000 block of South Union Avenue in West Pullman [a neighborhood in Chicago]. SOURCE.
They were all scenes of shootings that wounded six children over nine hours this past weekend as Chicago continues to see more young victims of gun violence than last year …
- Anthony Patrick, a 25-year-old black male died July 15, 2021 after being shot around 2:40 AM near the 1400 block of South Avers Avenue in North Lawndale [a neighborhood in Chicago]. SOURCE.
At least 91 children 15 years of age and younger have been wounded so far this year, 11 of them fatally, according to Sun-Times records. That’s seven more than the same time last year when 84 children had been shot, 12 of them fatally …
- Joseph Barbee, a 27-year-old black male died July 15, 2021 after being shot around 2:43 PM near the 7700 block of South Seeley in Auburn Gresham [Chicago]. SOURCE.
The children wounded over the weekend were in neighborhoods that experienced the most shootings between Friday evening and late Sunday: Gresham on the South Side and Austin on the West Side …
- Keith Cooper, a 73-year-old black male died July 14, 2021 around 12:35 PM near the 5300 block of South Kimbark Avenue in Hyde Park [Chicago]. SOURCE.
The police districts that cover those neighborhoods accounted for at least 25 of the 60 people shot overall. Many of the 10 homicides also occurred there …
- Kevin Starks, a 24-year-old black male died July 14, 2021 after being shot around 6:42 PM near the 1600 block of South Christiana Avenue in North Lawndale [Chicago]. SOURCE.
The pace of gun violence in the city continues to be higher than last year’s record level …
- Darron Devon Protho, a 29-year-old black male died July 13, 2021 after being shot around 7:00 AM near the 4200 block of South State Street in Grand Boulevard [Chicago]. SOURCE.
Chicago recorded at least 2,254 shootings through July 17, according to the city’s most recent data, up 10.3 percent from the same time last year, and 60 percent compared to 2019 …
- Kelvin Smith, a 27-year-old black male died July 13, 2021 after being shot around 5:15 PM near the 7000 block of South Normal Avenue in Englewood [Chicago]. SOURCE.
Police Supt. David Brown was pressed about the increasing violence against children during a Monday news conference on a new team of about 50 officers that will target gun traffickers …
- Kellen Bledsoe, a 35-year-old black male died July 12, 2021 after being shot around 10:37 PM near the 6000 block of South Racine Avenue in Englewood [Chicago]. SOURCE.
He responded by saying people should use a tip line being set up for the team …
- Danny Cline, a 47-year-old black male died July 11, 2021 after being shot around 7:58 PM near the 2000 block of East 71st Street in South Shore [Chicago]. SOURCE.
“Our children are worth giving these people up,” he said. “Give these people up. Turn them in, whether for a payout … or give them up out of the goodness of your heart.” Among the weekend attacks:
- Six people were shot outside a party late Saturday in Austin on the West Side, including a 12-year-old girl and four teenagers. Five of the victims, ranging in age from 12 to 19 years old, were hospitalized in fair condition, according to police. The 12-year-old girl was struck in the hand and driven by family members to West Suburban Medical Center … READ MORE.
- Kenneth Michael Nelson, a 35-year-old black male died July 11, 2021 after being shot around 4:00 PM near the 8600 block of South Lowe Avenue in Auburn Gresham [Chicago]. SOURCE.
