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  • 1 Killed and 22 People Injured After Shots Were Fired At Juneteenth Celebration

    1 Killed and 22 People Injured After Shots Were Fired At Juneteenth Celebration

    Sadly, 22 people were hurt and at least one person was murdered after shots began to fire in the early hours of Sunday morning amid a Juneteenth celebration in the

    “Chicago suburb of Willowbrook,”

    reports the New York Post. 

    Nearly 200 young adults and teens were assembled in a parking lot in celebration of Juneteenth when several shots were fired around 12:30 a.m., reports WSL-TV. Following the shooting, 22 people were injured and one person was killed, according to the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say that several people who were struck suffered from

    “graze wounds.” 

    A witness, Markeshia Avery said,

    “It was supposed to be like a Juneteenth celebration; we just started hearing shooting, so we dropped down until they stopped. They just kept going. After that, we literally scattered away.” 

    #Clique, let’s keep the victims in our thoughts and prayers!

  • Pregnant Woman Fatally Shot in Chicago While Attempting To Rob People, Police Say

    Pregnant Woman Fatally Shot in Chicago While Attempting To Rob People, Police Say

    Sadly, a young pregnant woman was shot and killed during an attempted robbery she allegedly was involved in, police say per CBS Chicago. 

    The woman, identified as 21-year-old Genesis Escobar, was fatally shot in the 5200 block of West Montana Street, at Laramie Avenue, around 1 p.m., police revealed. The soon-to-be mother reportedly entered the vehicle and attempted to rob the group of individuals. She was still inside the vehicle when she was shot in the shoulder, back and hand, police said.

    Escobar‘s body was then tossed out of the car into an intersection where she was left to die. Bystanders jumped in to try and help the victim. She was transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Escobar was reportedly seven months pregnant at the time. Her unborn child did not survive. 

    Iris Alvarez told CBS Chicago that Escobar reached out to her daughter just minutes before the shooting occurred.

    “My heart is broken into pieces. She was also seven months pregnant with a baby girl… She texted my daughter and told my daughter: ‘Please help me! I’m in trouble!’ But my daughter was sleeping,”

    she said. Alvarez and her daughter said they were startled when they heard the sound of gunshots. 

    “Someone opened the driver door, walked around the vehicle, pulled the body out, and drove off,”

    Alvarez said. Witnesses said the driver pulled out cash before driving off.

    “They threw a bunch of money on top of her,”

    Alvarez said. No suspects have been apprehended. Area Five detectives are still conducting an investigation, reports state. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Off-Duty Chicago Officer Tells Alleged Thief ‘ I’ll Kill You’ Before Fatally Shooting Him

    Off-Duty Chicago Officer Tells Alleged Thief ‘ I’ll Kill You’ Before Fatally Shooting Him

    An off-duty Chicago officer warned a would-be robber that she will ‘kill’ him before pulling the trigger and fatally shooting him, NY Post reported. 

    The incident occurred on January 17 when the off-duty officer stepped in to break up a fight between four people. One of the individuals in the group proceeded to reach for the officer’s handgun which broke out into a scuffle between the two. The officer is heard telling the man

    “I’ll kill you,”

    before shots rang out hitting 39-year-old Leevon Smith. 

    The series of events was captured on surveillance footage and later released by Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA). After the first two shots were fired Smith is heard saying,

    “you got me, you got me.”

    The off-duty officer then replies,

    “I told your dumb— I’d kill you,”

    as she shoots the third and final shot.

    “Damn, baby, I’m sorry,”

    an injured Smith cries out, adding moments later

    “I don’t want to die.”

    The unnamed cop is heard yelling for someone to call the police as she continues to scold Smith for trying to steal her gun, the footage showed.

    “You thought I was playing, I told you I’d shoot you… I told your dumb— I’d shoot you,” the unnamed cop says. “You tried to steal my f—ing gun.”

    Smith was taken to the hospital, where was pronounced dead two days later, CBS Chicago reported. CPD said in a statement that the officer was placed on routine 30-day administrative duty pending an investigation. They later concluded that the suspect did grab the off-duty officer’s weapon to which she was presented with

    “imminent”

    danger. 

    According to an arrest report, the officer

    “suffered a cut above her right eye”

    from the attack. Chicago police said the officer did the right thing by calling 911 after the shooting. She was not charged for the fatal shooting of Smith however, Smith’s family is suing the city and officer for $10 million, according to the local newspaper.  

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?