Thursday, November 2, 2017

Three Shot, One Dead, At Lawrence and Broadway (Updated)

There was a shooting tonight shortly after 8pm on the 4700 block of Broadway. Three people were shot, including a 12-year-old boy, and one man has died.

Fire Department paramedics and police have the intersection blocked off.

According to Ald. Cappleman, security camera footage is being obtained and reviewed.

The helicopters hovering overhead are from local news stations.

More details as we get them.

Update: According to an interview with 19th District Commander Marc Buslik, the shooting took place inside Starbucks around 8:10pm. There had been a foot chase on Broadway, and the commander stated it was over a drug deal gone bad elsewhere. The man who was shot, and later died, ran inside Starbucks to get away from the man chasing him. The shooter -- who was a slim man dressed all in black and wearing a mask or ski mask -- walked inside the door and opened fire.

The man who was being chased died of his wounds. Another man was also critically injured inside Starbucks and taken to Illinois Masonic. It is unknown if he had any relationship to the man who was killed. A 12-year-old boy was also shot, and is in serious but stable condition. He was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital.

The shooter ran south on Broadway and as of this time (10:15pm) no one is in custody.

Update: The Tribune says, "Family members identified the victim as 28-year-old Sauvignon Watkins of Chatham."

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13 comments:

  1. Saw the helicopter and all the emergency lights from our place a few blocks away. Terrible news

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  2. It will not end. Remember that. I bet that Starbucks will bail now.

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    1. They've only been there since 2004 or earlier. I doubt they will be moving.

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  3. So Sauvignon, from E 82nd st, had been arrested in Uptown 6x's prior. Thanks to the justice system for letting him roam freely. These buffoons are coming here to slang drugs to the SRO flop house folks. Shut em down at the source. Stop the nonsense.

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    1. Sauvignon...He never had a chance. But seriously, I agree with you. I believe that spreading out or closing the remaining SROs and subsidized housing complexes would solve this long-term.

      Unfortunately, on your point about the justice system, there are just as many delusional groups out there that are crying about racial minorities being unjustly locked up; Then the "racism" snowball starts growing.

      It's a lose-lose for Chicago politicians when it comes to "equality". I feel bad for all of them.

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    2. Trying to close low-rent apartments brings protests. Read about the Logan Square protests against Fishman.

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  4. Now that a photo of the victim has been published, here’s a shocker....I’ve called the police on this guy for selling drugs at......Starbucks.

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    1. Starbucks should hold their employees accountable, if you saw that, so did they. Start charging for Wi-Fi, and restrict time you can sit and loiter there.

      Also, CPD should have a satellite office at that intersection with all the concerts and night life. Task those cops with walking up and down Broadway and Wilson targeting all the riff raff treating our hood as their drug market.

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    2. To clarify, the hand to hand transaction took place right at the doorway (entryway) to Starbucks. I can’t put that responsibility on Starbucks employees. I’m also a former LEO.

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    3. It’s infuriating that blame is being put on Starbucks. They have enough to do trying to run a business. Given the chronicty of these issues in the area, maybe it’s time for the alderman to take some accountability and clean up that long stretch of broadway. Let’s point the finger at the correct people and that’s not Starbucks.

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  5. So, Cappleman goes on TV blasting Starbucks for not being more vigilant and calling police because there have been drug deals there before. What a way to piss off a positive business in our neighborhood.
    If you've ever been in that Starkbuck's, there are many spots where employees cannot see who's coming and going or who's doing what. Wnen it's busy, they don't have time to be watching what's going on.
    In addition, if I was a young kid working at Starbuck's, I'd be afraid that calling the police would jeopardize my life when working, or coming or going in this "Transit Oriented" neighborhood.
    The alderman knows, or should know, where the drug hotspots are in the ward. What is being done by the alderman to curb the drug dealing? It's pretty obvious he's trying to push the blame from himself onto someone else. Last I looked there are many empty storefronts in the ward. Let's not irritate a positive business and cause them to leave also.

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  6. Why is my comment taken down. My comment was that I've witnessed a lot of drug dealing around the new Wilson L. It's open air drug dealing on Wilson/Broadway.
    As for Starbucks, maybe it's time to hire private guards? Maybe it's time to have cameras installed? As someone suggested, cut the wi-fi and charge for it.
    There are steps to be taken. But Starbucks basically has "kids" working for them and the kids have tunnel vision. It doesn't go beyond the cash register.

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