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Members of a Chicago police marine unit removed a 27-year-old man and a 21-year-old man from the Little Calumet River. They later were pronounced dead at a hospital.
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A summary of the incidents in which a person was killed for the weekend of April 29, 2022 - May 1, 2022.
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The good news is that this weekend's poor weather has kept the shot and wounded numbers way down...so far...Sadly, the shot and killed numbers remain on par and, as of this writing, 8 people have been shot and killed so far this weekend.
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Authorities reported two men were shot and killed in two separate shooting incidents Monday morning. The locations of the shootings are approximately two miles apart and occurred twenty minutes from each other.
Crime
This April weekend has already been one of the most violent April weekends in the last decade, and the sun hasn't set on Sunday yet. We outlined a 24-hour period of incidents to give readers a better perspective.
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Officers were called to investigate a disturbance of a man with a gun and, when they arrived, they indeed found a man with a gun. Police said the man pointed one of the pistols at the officers and officers opened fire.
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The 15-year-old was struck in the middle of the back and transported by the Chicago Fire Department to Comer Children's Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.
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Police reported that a 68-year-old woman was shot this afternoon while she was walking in the Albany Park neighborhood. Another vehicle was also struck by gunfire but the occupants inside the vehicle were not hit.
Law
A central Illinois man attempting to traffic cocaine in Chicago, federal firearm violations after a Calumet City shootout, a small-time bank robber in Rochelle, and a Loves Park woman who stole $1 million from her employer.
Chicago News
Federal authorities on Monday said they will not criminally charge Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
Crime
Police said a 27-year-old male victim was outside when he was shot at by an unidentified offender. The victim sustained one gunshot wound to the thigh and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.