Chicago's deadly day: Shootings kill 7, wound 6

CHICAGO Chicago authorities say seven people were killed and six wounded in gun violence in one day.

Among those killed Saturday was a 34-year-old man whose mother had already lost her three other children to shootings. Police say Ronnie Chambers, who was his mother's youngest child, was shot in the head while sitting in a car.

Police say two separate double-homicide shootings also occurred Saturday about 12 hours apart.

In one, a 16-year-old boy and a 32-year-old man were killed.

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The scene of a double homicide outside Kevin's Hamburger Heaven in the Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood on Jan. 26, 2013.

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In another, two men in their 40s were killed, and another injured, after a shooting outside a 24-hour hamburger stand, reports CBS affiliate WBBM in Chicago.

"We just getting something to eat. That's it, and all we heard was boom, boom, boom. Look up it's my man laying, both of them laying, I seen both of them laying, but I didn't really know it was my man until I looked and I seen him and I just couldn't believe it," witness Lamar Baker told WBBM-TV.

Baker said his friend was celebrating a birthday, and was a father of five young children, according to WBBM-TV. The second victim had just gotten off work.

Chicago's homicide count eclipsed 500 last year for the first time since 2008. Chicago's homicide rate was almost double in the early 1990s, averaging around 900.

[SkateRamp]

Did anyone read the article or are you just scared NRA drones spreading pro gun propaganda? In the 90's 900 people per year were killed in Chicago, the gun laws obviously cut that in half. Do not believe the scared, selfish weaklings hiding behind the false security of their guns. Until you disarm, you'll never know what it feels like to be a man.

[THGdriver2]

I don't understand, I know that Illinois and the city of Chicago already have in place the gun banning laws Nobama, Feinstein, most liberals, etc. want to implement nation wide.

How come they don't work?-----Sarcasm intended.

A mental ill person takes a car and intentionally runs into a group of children waiting for a school bus and kills them. Does Nobama, Feinstein most Liberals pass more laws against car manufacturers and folk that drive? Using their reasoning, I guess they do.

[dedebeav]

I don't see that in the headlines every day, any more than I see the example other gun nuts put forward about using gasoline as a weapon, whether in the US or anywhere else.

Firearm homocide is a uniquely US phenomenon in the OECD, representing amongst the 24 richest countries in the world...

[dedebeav]

I don't see that in the headlines every day, any more than I see the example other gun nuts put forward about using gasoline as a weapon, whether in the US or anywhere else.

Firearm homocide is a uniquely US phenomenon in the OECD, representing amongst the 24 richest countries in the world...

[anthonymcclure]

And this city is run by the President's former right hand man and is also Mr Obama's home town. To say there is a gun control and crime problem is understated, and the current US administration wants the rest of us to clean up our act. If the situation wasn't so serious, it would be humorous

[obwon2008]

90% of violent crimes with guns, knives, objects and fists occur with the minority groups of America. Coincidentally, these same groups voted 99% for Obama and the Democrat ticket. It makes sense that Obama wants to disarm the people who voted against him so that his criminal backers can rob, rape and kill them without resistence. No, we do not need an assault rifle with 30 rd mags to kill a deer, but we DO NEED assault rifles with 30 rd. mags to kill Obama supporters when they attack us with intent to rob, rape and kill. Of course this is not what you wimpy clueless liberal idiots want to hear, but by God it's the 100% truth.

[obwon2008]

90% of violent crimes with guns, knives, objects and fists occur with the minority groups of America. Coincidentally, these same groups voted 99% for Obama and the Democrat ticket. It makes sense that Obama wants to disarm the people who voted against him so that his criminal backers can rob, rape and kill them without resistence. No, we do not need an assault rifle with 30 rd mags to kill a deer, but we DO NEED assault rifles with 30 rd. mags to kill Obama supporters when the attack us with intent to rob, rape and kill.

[TruthTalks]

Install HD Surveillance Cameras that also records audio and live feed footage that's sent to local law enforcement, through out every neighborhood and public space in the United States and use them to track down these violent thugs/gangstas. Once these violent criminals realize that they wont be able to escape or hide from their punishment because the cameras will be used to track them down, the violence on the street will stop.

Violent criminals should not be allowed visitation, phone calls, mail, or be allowed to mingle with other inmates and they should only be allowed to eat and drink bread & water while in prison.

Lower the age to be treated as an adult for violent crimes to 16.

Charge violent criminals as Domestic Terrorist and gangs/mafias as Domestic Terrorist organizations.

Give murderers automatic life in prison, if someone paralyzes someone due to violence they should be paralyzed in the same manner as their victims was with surgery.

[Jamesaritchie]

Your wish list is about ten thousand times more frightening than gun violence.

[Patrickdh10]

Hang em' High.

[drking333]

If the people of Chicago want to stop the gun violence,then their gun laws should be changed to allow all law-abiding citizens who have basic training in the responsible handling and use of firearms to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun as well as be able to buy any semi-automatic firearm.

The current repressive gun-control laws in Chicago have only inflamed the use of guns by the criminal element.

[Jesus_to_ground_control]

Gun Disease

Everybody must do their part in addressing the gun epidemic in America.

[steve001968]

The epidemic in America is stupidity leading to a willingness to be manipulated by the mass media like a puppet on a string. Nationwide homicide rates are at near record lows and over reporting of individual incidents like Sandy Hook for ratings by the 'if it bleeds it leads' news media does not change that fact. Chicago does have absurdly high homicide rates, higher than much of the third world, but that's largely because they have listened to people like you and created a situation where only the police and the criminals are armed. As a result the criminals know they can do what they want if police are not around and the honest people cannot defend themselves.

[dedebeav]

Firearm homocide rates are a uniquely US phenomenon in the OECD, representing amongst the 24 richest countries in the world...

[pt100455]

What happened to my comment CBS?????

[JakobStagg]

Mr. Emanuel's Draconian laws are working as well as expected. Keep on disarming the law abiding and ignoring the criminals and this is what you get.