eh, that's why i make $340k a year. ain't gota worry about that. rey, you need some loot? holler at me.
ha ha ha... this is why i'm sick of Chicago, and taxes..
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7 shot within an hour in Austin
July 20, 2009 11:24 AM | 50 Comments | UPDATED STORY
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Seven people, including a 9-year-old girl, were shot within an hour-long span Sunday night in the Austin community on Chicago's West Side.
The first shooting, which happened about 7:45 p.m. near West Monroe Street and South Lotus Avenue, left five males, ranging from 17 to 29, wounded. One of the victims was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Mt. Sinai Hospital, and another was taken to Loretto Hospital in good condition, said Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis.
The other three were taken in fair-to-serious or good condition to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Curtis said.
Police Officer Michael Fitzpatrick, a police spokesman, said the shooting was a drive-by. Police said some of the victims were seen running south on Lotus either before or after they were shot.
Investigators could be seen examining a basement apartment at the scene.
A little more than a half an hour later, a 9-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were wounded in a drive-by shooting a little over two miles away in the 1000 block of North Leclaire Avenue.
The girl and boy were taken in fair-to-serious condition to Mt. Sinai.
There's no initial indication that the shootings were related. No one was in custody for either shooting.
Further details weren't readily available as Grand-Central Area detectives continued to investigate.
--Jeremy Gorner and William Lee