Weekend Wrap-up
Posted on September 23, 2013
Coming off Thursday evening’s mass shooting, the appeal for peace, love, happiness were as elusive as the Mayor dressed up as a Leprechaun riding a Unicorn over a rainbow (see image). Somewhere the lines must have gotten crossed and all that was heard was shoot, shoot and kill resulting in five (5) dead and another 20 wounded.
A breakdown of the 25 shootings shows:
- 23 Males
- 2 Females
- 26.3yo average age
- 8 teenagers
- Youngest 14
- 8 hit in head or torso
- 2 police-involved
- A few in critical condition
- 20% shot-to-kill ratio
- 16 neighborhoods
- 7 shot on Team Englewood
Comparing to recent past weekends:
- 9/13 weekend: 2 dead, 9 wounded
- 9/6 weekend: 5 dead, 17 wounded
- 8/30 weekend: 9 dead, 15 wounded
- 8/23 weekend: 2 dead, 17 wounded
- 8/16 weekend: 9 dead, 35 wounded
-WHT
Posted on Sept 23, 2013 at 9:30 AM