CHICAGO ISN’T SAFE: 13 wounded in gangland attack in gun-free Chicago

Nothing good happens late at night.  Especially in the gun control “utopia” of Chicago, where guns are banned outside the four corners of your home (and effectively still banned as Illinois isn’t issuing any carry licenses yet) and gun control is still very pervasive and strict.

Why was a 3-year-old boy in a public park after 10pm?

It was mayhem as one gang decided to open fire on what they believed were a second gang.  It’s Little Mogadishu on Lake Michigan.

Chicago (Tribune) – Thirteen people, including a 3-year-old boy who suffered a gunshot wound to the head, were shot at a Chicago park in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Thursday night, authorities said.

Ten adults and the 3-year-old were transported by Fire Department ambulances after the attack in the 1800 block of West 51st Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, said Fire Department Deputy District Chief James Mungovan at the scene. A 12th victim was believed to have driven himself to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, a source said, citing preliminary information.

Police said later a total of 13 people were shot, the boy, two teens, and 10 adults, with the boy the most seriously wounded. The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the head at an ear that exited through his mouth, and was in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

The attack took place about 10:15 p.m. and fire officials called an Emergency Medical Services Plan II, sending at least 10 ambulances to the scene.

Chicago police were making no information about what happened public, except to say that the shooting appeared to be gang-related. The shootings took place on a basketball court on the 51st Street side of Cornell Square Park near Wood Street.

…Family members identified the boy as Deonta’ Howard, whose uncle was shot to death on Labor Day, Sept. 2.

Deonta’–pronounced Deontay–nicknamed Tay Man, has a dislike for haircuts, one cousin said.

“He didn’t like haircuts because he has a big head,” said Porsche Chester, a cousin of the boy’s. “But he is extremely smart. He didn’t have that (head) for nothing.”
…At the peak, about 60 police officers were on the scene. Police crime lab investigators combed the scene. By about 12:30 a.m. Friday, Chicago firefighters used hoses to clean blood from the basketball court at the park.

The victims’ ages, sexes and injuries were, according to Police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines:

The 3-year-old boy, shot in the ear, in critical condition at Mount Sinai;
A 17-year-old girl, shot in the foot, condition stabilized at Holy Cross Hospital;
A 15-year-old boy shot in the arm, stabilized at Holy Cross;
A man, 27, shot in the leg and wrist, serious condition at Mount Sinai;
A man, 24, shot twice in the stomach, serious condition at Mount Sinia;
A man, 21, shot in the leg, serious condition at Mount Sinai;
A man, 41, shot in the buttocks, serious condition at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital;
A woman, 33, shot in the shoulder, condition stabilized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital;
A man, 31, shot in the buttocks, condition stabilized at Northwestern;
A woman, 23, shot in the foot, condition stabilized at St. Anthony Hospital;
A man, 37, shot in the leg, in good condition at Stroger;
A man, 25, shot in the knee, in good condition at Northwestern;
And a man, 33, who drove himself to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park with a gunshot wound to the leg and who was treated and released.

Chicago’s strict gun control continues to contribute to the violence in Chicago.

Remember, the human toll of homicide in 2012 in nearby Aurora, Illinois’ second-largest city in 2012 – a city without Chicago’s strict gun control?

Not a single murder in 2012 and none of Chicago’s strict handgun control.

532 homicides in strict gun control Chicago.  Not a one in Aurora where residents can legally own handguns for self-defense.

Mere coincidence, we’re sure.

Here are some pictures of the mayhem last night in strict gun control Chicago, courtesy of the Chicago Tribune.