Tom Schuba
Staff reporter
Tom Schuba is a staff reporter covering marijuana.
El ataque hirió gravemente a otras tres personas. La hija y dos de las otras víctimas son transgénero, pero una fuente policial dijo que actualmente no hay indicaciones de que el tiroteo haya sido por su identidad.
The attack badly wounded three other people. The daughter and two of the other victims are transgender, but a source said there’s currently no indication the shooting targeted them because of how they identified.
The shooting happened in the 2900 block of East 78th Street on Monday afternoon, according to Chicago police and fire officials.
Police believe the attackers were Latin Saints but identified themselves as members of another gang to ambush potential rivals, a source said.
Philip Rega y sus dos hijos estaban en frente de su casa en Back of the Yards cuando tres personas se acercaron el miércoles por la mañana, gritaron consignas de pandillas y empezaron a disparar, efectuando cerca de 40 disparos.
Philip Rega and his two sons were in front of their Back of the Yards home when three people approached Wednesday morning, yelled gang slogans and started shooting, firing nearly 40 rounds.
The owners of R Public House say a hammer-wielding man yelled gay slurs at patrons and broke a glass door Monday evening. ‘We’re not afraid,’ co-owner Sandra Carter says.
Sixteen St. Ignatius JV players were hurt in a bus crash in November. On Sunday, three sidelined players joined fans, a Good Samaritan and first-responders at Fifth Third Arena.
The city’s inspector general on Friday questioned the thoroughness of an internal investigation into the officer after it was reported he was a member of the Oath Keepers.