From Chicago Breaking News:"At 4:14 a.m., police officers found a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his head in the 4600 block of North Kenmore Avenue, the release said. He was taken in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said."
A reader account:
"I'm sure you will get this from multiple sources, but our once quiet 4600 block of Kenmore was just hit with a murder. Right in front of 4648 N Kenmore, we heard 6 or 7 shots fired. Five minutes later a few police cars, an ambulance and fire truck showed up. Tons of blood on the street and, although it's possible that he left alive, he would be very close to dead as he was shot in the head. Our bedroom is on street level right there and there were no tires screeching, no running, no screaming. Either someone was lying in wait for this person or two people were walking in a transaction gone bad. The red police tape is up and my guess is that the evidence truck will arrive shortly."
Heard the shots at 3:40 am...they were ring off the buildings!
ReplyDeletewas the shooting in the 4800 block or the 4600 block?
ReplyDeleteIt was in the 4600 block of Kenmore. It was a typo on the reader's part, but has since been corrected. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteA mini police station on Wilson & Broadway is an excellent idea. All of these problems branch out from there...
ReplyDeleteThere were also shots fired on the 4400 Block of Clifton around 3:00 am. It'll be interesting if the incidents are related.
ReplyDeleteIf this man passes away, that will be the what, 4th murder this summer in essentially a 1 mile radius?
ReplyDeleteLiterally the biggest thing I care about in the next alderman is a ZERO TOLERANCE stance on crime and commitment to do whatever it takes to clean this hood up.
The real estate is good and the business will come, but not if people can't even walk down the street...
I also heard 4 gunshots. Then a few minutes later, I heard a man talking and a car door closing. This was right before the cops and ambulance came.
ReplyDeleteWe're not going to get more police, and no one's going to build a mini-police station at Wilson and Broadway like some people keep wishing.
ReplyDeleteNo, with the limited resources we have, the best way to get at the crime problem is to get gangbangers - or their on-lease relatives who let them stay with them - kicked out of their apartments and out of our zip code. So a sustained community attack on problem buildings is what we need, using and exploiting existing rules, and maybe if we have an ambitious enough alderman, maybe even some new ordinances.
I came out just as the fire truck came to hose up the blood this morning. Two young hispanic men (both very nice but spooked about the whole situation) came up to speak with the police, as they had just come from the hospital to visit the victim. They worked at Fornello's with the victim (whose name is/was Jermaine). I asked them directly if they thought that the victim had been involved in gangbanging, and all they said in response was that the victim was a "clean-cut guy."
ReplyDeleteIn addition, I asked if they thought he would pull through, and they seemed doubtful. He was shot in the head and they said it wasn't pretty. And judging from the amount of blood on the street, they are probably correct.
I do not know what we all can do-this is really worse than we all thought.Poor guy was probaly comming home from work .They are scattering more and more south also.If you catch one of these guys and they are under age-you go to jail for touching them.Nothing makes sense concerning this stuff anymore.
ReplyDeleteMust go after the bad landlords. Make sure they don't rent to people associated with violent gang memebers.
ReplyDeleteHow about a citizens task force? Anyone willing to dedicate their time could patrol the streets same as the police. Armed with cell phones, cameras, pepper-spray, cuffs, riot sticks or any other legal personal protection devices. We could alert the district when we are heading out so we can work cohesively with the police?
ReplyDeleteLet's face it folks, the police are under maned and under funded. They are not the complete answer to ending our violence. CHA landlords interests are not vested in the safety of our neighborhood or else violent offenders would not be occupying CHA units. Shelters obviously are not doing their jobs, public drunkenness is beyond out of control and alcohol bottles/cans can be seen everywhere. Wilson/Broadway is at best pitiful and that corner is our epicenter.
How long are we going to push solving the problem onto other people or organizations? Nothing will ever change unless our money starts doing more talking or our legs get out and start walking. Loiterers, transients, drug-dealers, gangs etc are the minority folks and they have no money or power other then the ability to intimidate and spread fear. WE are the majority and WE hold all the power but we just aren't doing anything...
If more of us cared, we would be out there every night making a difference rather than sitting idly at home cowering waiting for more shots fired...
this is what i love about the internets:
ReplyDelete""I'm sure you will get this from multiple sources, but our once quiet 4600 block of Kenmore was just hit with a murder. ... and, although it's possible that he left alive, he would be very close to dead as he was shot in the head. Either someone was lying in wait for this person or two people were walking in a transaction gone bad. ... my guess is that the evidence truck will arrive shortly."
Wow -- an awful lot of guessing going on there. Let alone stating at the start that it's a murder, then clarifying 'it's possible he left alive' but then adding that he's 'close to dead.' Really, doctor? Did you examine the patient?
I don't mean to make light of the experience of anyone who lives so close to this sort of violence, but speculation, gossip, guessing, all leads to more of the same. let's stick to the facts, as dull as it can be sometimes.
Hey James...
ReplyDeleteIf you want "just the facts" then wait to read about things going on in Uptown until breaking news or (if hell freezes over) the tribune writes about it. This is a blog, run for the most part by spectator's observations and then substantiated with followup information. For the most part, what UU puts up is pretty accurate and on the occasion it isn't, they modify or update with more information. What is so factually incorrect about what was written? Based on the appearance, and speaking to the cops yesterday who were there, I had the same understanding of what happened (and no, I didn't submit this originally).
Maybe your expectations of what this site purports to do are a little skewed...
about a week ago i parked on that very stretch of kenmore
ReplyDeleteand saw a lady riding a bike and drinking a beer at that same time going north on kenmore.
where else would you see such behavior?
Yeah, unfortunately WAY too much rental in this area.
I agree that some landlords heads and or nuts need to be cracked.
Evict the troublemakers.
And how about a copper pulling over someone who is drinking and riding and just not tolerating public drinking?
And no i didnt call in the lady who was drinking, I shouldve.
I was bad.
Was just late to an appointment.
Geofredo,
ReplyDeleteAlso too many elitist condo owners in the area. It's a slippery slope once you start generalizing "renters", think before you send my friend.
its unbelievable the gall that people have these days. saw a drug transaction in daylight in front of a handful of people. called 911. followed the seller and buyer and continued reporting until i saw the police myself
ReplyDeleteWeekend, you've got to be careful -- get the descriptions of those involved in the transaction and their directions on whatever street they're heading down/towards, and give that to the cops. Someday one of these guys might catch on that you're following them or their buyers and not think twice about shutting you up. Sounds harsh but it is true.. I know you're watching out for your neighborhood but you also need to watch out for yourself.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the shooting -- any updates on the person who got shot? How about on any attempts to find out who committed this heinous act?? Even if they have a suspect or two, I'd be happy. Everyone's thoughts and prayers should be with this victim right now. :(
By the way.. does anyone see a problem in the fact that a reader posted that they heard shots at 3:40am and the authorities "found" the man at 4:14am? That is a lag time of 34 minutes. WTF!?! One can lose a LOT of blood in just a couple minutes - so yeah, of course there was a lot of blood on the street. It was unloading out of the poor guy's head for half an hour almost. I don't want to be critical of the authorities and their response (I mean, they DID eventually respond?) but obviously if someone heard shots at 3:40am .. hopefully they, or someone else called the cops at that point.. who don't show up until quite a while later. And that is "quite a while" in my opinion because I'm am POSITIVE that is how it will be seen in the eyes of the victim's family and close friends. If I am wrong about the response time, then so is Chicago Breaking News -- them, or the first comment poster in this topic.
ReplyDeleteSORRY FOR THE CAPS..
ReplyDeleteBRAVO TO YOU WEEKEND! PERHAPS IF MORE PEOPLE "FOLLOWED" THROUGH, A HANDLE COULD BE GOTTEN ON THE CRIME & VIOLENCE.
"ELITIST CONDO OWNERS" HAPPEN TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED, SLIM THAT THEY MAY BE, BY PROPERTY TAXES AND WHY USE THE WORD "ELITIST"? I AGREE SAYING "TOO MANY RENTALS" IS NOT COOL BUT TO THAN COME BACK AND CALL CONDO OWNERS "ELITIST" IS ALSO NOT COOL. CONDO OWNERS CARE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THEY'RE SETTLED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. RENTERS ARE BASICALLY TRANSIENT AND CAN LEAVE WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. IF NOT FOR THE CONDO OWNERS, I WOULD SAY A LOT OF THE THINGS HAPPENING TO TRY AND STOP THE VIOLENCE, WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING, THAN WERE WOULD THE RENTERS BE? JUST MY OPINION.
GOING AFTER THE LANDLORDS IS THE KEY. HIT THEM IN THE POCKET. START HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR BUILDING.
Claire--Shots were at 3:56, cops/firetruck on scene within the time it took me to call 911 then run upstairs to my window (5 mins tops)...ambulance arrived a few minutes after that. He was already bandaged up by the time the ambulance came, so not openly bleeding out. It didn't look like the ambulance was in a huge hurry to whisk him away (worked on him in ambulance for awhile), but I'm not a doc and trust that they knew what they were doing. It was nowhere near 30 minutes. Not sure what 3:40 was about, I have the 911 call on my phone...
ReplyDeleteAny update from the Aldermans office?
ReplyDelete@ Uptown Action. “elitist condo owners?” Seriously, you’re going to invoke class warfare? How very, I dont know, Shillerista of you.
ReplyDeleteYes, the “elitist condo owners” are the root of all evil, aren’t they? Because they are the ones drinking out of a brown bag and pissing on my lawn. They are the ones dealing drugs in front of my building, they are the ones loitering at on the Wilson el stop waiting to snatch yet another iPhone from a poor urban youth.
Ann lord only knows what’s next! The P-stone Accountants and the Nurse Lords with a running gun battle over coffee turf. Or worse, the Marketing Kings and the Graphic Disciples shooting each other down on Magnolia in a revenge killing to finally settle the Mac and Pc wars!
Your ridiculous post illustrates the flaws of your reasoning. Property owners, be they business or housing, have no problem with renters per se. In fact, they are encouraged, since renters in most cases keep investment property afloat in difficult times and businesses hope to attract younger renters with more discretionary income.
The vast majority of people living in subsidized housing pray for the day that the leeching bangers would be run out. Owners see their efforts to build a community thwarted by unsupervised kids. And most renters don’t feel safe to walk to the corner store for milk after dark
However, when you have no investment in the community, you feel free to trash it, since somebody else is always going to clean up after your sorry butt. Everything from free medical care in the hospital for bangers shooting bangers to the fire department washing your blood off the sidewalk.
Everyone deserves safe streets, comprehensive law enforcement and a supportive community. (Zoned parking is on my wish list as well, since it would put police, as well as vengeful tow truck drivers in the streets, but I’m going to have to ask Santa for that I think.)
These tools create an environment that encourages families, businesses and institutions such as churches and community centers to invest in our community. And these benefit everyone, renters and owners alike. Speaking as a former renter, now owner, I’m done with the crap and ready to lower the boom.
The elistist condo owners
ReplyDeletecare more.
I know because of the housing crash, there are less now,
but really an ownership society is a good thing, sure we all cant own, but how about COOPS?
Those are more affordable, and then people would care more.
I would like to see some buildings in uptown go from Rental to Coop.
Then you would have more people with some sort of investment in the neigborhood and a reason to not trash it as another poster aptly pointed out (buzz).
Too, too many old large hotels
that are SROs or low income in that area.
Also would like to bulldoze the two mcdonalds in the area.
Actually-It is all about management and keeping a eye on what goes on in your building-does not matter if its low income or condos.
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