Sunday, December 11, 2011

Man Shot In His Car On The 4600 Block of Broadway



We heard shots on Broadway shortly after 4am on Sunday, called 911, and went back to sleep.  Woke up today to the news of yet another person shot.  From the Tribune:
A man in his mid 30s was shot in his left waist in the 4600 block of North Broadway about 4:15 a.m., Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said. He was sitting in a car when someone opened fire, Mirabelli said. It's unclear what prompted the shooting and the man was in stable condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Mirabelli said.
A reader sent in the photo above, which shows the area in front of the Wilson el was blocked off by police tape.  If you have any more information, please put it in the comments.

12 comments:

  1. I say we should start voting certain precincts Dry...no reason to have rowdiness at 4am if there is no liquor being poured..

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  2. @uptown Superhero - I am really confused as to what you are proposing, you want to infringe on my civil liberties because someone had a rowdy late night party? or what does Dry mean to you?

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  3. Where is the man of the hour James Cappleman??

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  4. To commenter #5, you clearly have an agenda, just not any real point to make.

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  5. These shootings are slowly driving nails into the heart of Uptown. Won`t be too long before they change the name of Uptown into ghost town.

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  6. what is Cappleman doing about this? I have noticed things have got worse in the past few months. People are openly selling drugs near Wilson and Broadway and and activity has escalated.

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  7. This was probably the handiwork of those condo-owning yuppies. You know how problematic they are, what with their having jobs, paying taxes, just going about their business, etc. It's time we cracked down on these troublemakers and make the ward safe for no-conscience gangbangers again!

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  8. I was waiting to see something and surprised it wasn't posted until today. I was woken up at the same time - there were around 8-10 very quick shots in succession, followed by a a pause of 10 seconds or so, then another 2 more slowly fired shots. I was quite surprised there were so many shots (8-10); and yes, I've seen people write on here about "many shots," "automatic weapons," etc. Sometimes these can a bit of an exaggeration as those who are unfamiliar with gunshots, types of weapons, etc. I can say with a military background, I was not able to go back to sleep as readily as UU writers. There were a lot of shots and I am truly surprised this guy went away with only a hip injury. And for the record, I heard these/was awoken several block away where I live on Leland and Sheridan.

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  9. Bring in the National Guard! Military Police units, trained in law enforcement, to assist the CPD and bring peace to streets. It is really not a radical or an extreme Ideal. Tolerating violence and crime is.

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