"I want to be clear that, I am not sure if I was an intended target today or if it was a random shooting. Arriving late and staying on the outskirts of a student crowd, she didnt know what to think or how to feel. A university spokesman said around 11:40 a.m., a UCPD officer on patrol spotted a man with a handgun near the corner of 53rd Street and Woodlawn Avenue, near the Kimbark Plaza Shopping Center. Now, more often, gunshots are semi-automatic and ripping through the middle of the day. My high school would give anything to say they lost three students this year.. The gunman, who was in his 20s, was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. Police said the teen was inside a residence when she sustained one gunshot wound to the head. The University of Chicago Police Department employs roughly 100 officers, according to the universitys website. Around 6:30 p.m., two boys, ages 14 and 15, were inside a vehicle in the 5200 block of South Lake Park when they were hit by gunfire, according to Chicago police. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. The scene was flooded with both UCPD and Chicago Police officers throughout the afternoon. Friends of the victim are fed up with the violence that took their friend's life. Zhengs death became a catalyst that attracted media attention and a response from the city. The 15-year-old was hit in the head. Students should not die. West Loop. You can see panicked drivers backing up as police swarm in. "It just happened so fast, I could be dead right now," Cole said. The violence isnt new, he said. One student suggested that safety is a privilege and the narrative is complicated. He had written a book on statistics and hosted a blog on WeChat with at least 3,000 followers. Employees at Nicky's Chinese Restaurant on the corner said they saw over 10 flashes go off. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. And its OK to just be like that. Two teens were injured, one critically, in a shooting Tuesday in Hyde Park, police said. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune). Two hours before he was slain, shots were fired from a Hyundai Sonata, striking vehicles and businesses on 53rd Street. He had the whole world in front of him, and this happened," Jackson said. Lincoln Park. Chicago police process a crime scene behind a McDonald's restaurant on 52nd Street at Lake Park Avenue in Chicago on Sept. 21, 2021. Cai stayed busy hopping from meeting to meeting to help organize her boyfriends memorial, and speaking with advisers about her future plans; she was in the middle of applying for doctoral programs when he died. He was on South Shore near East 56th Street.. Area One detectives are investigating. Students rally on Nov. 16, 2021, to call attention to recent violence surrounding the University of Chicago campus. As CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reported, police still had a three-block radius closed off hours after the shooting along with the shopping center, which is anchored by a Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen, Harold's Chicken, Kimbark Liquor and Wine Shoppe, Hyde Park Produce, and Leona's Pizzeria. The crowd was emotional, yelling demands into a megaphone, even arguing among themselves over solutions. "This is devastating news for our entire community," the statement said in part. Last summer, a student campaign called #CareNotCops held protests in Hyde Park, advocating to defund the University of Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Police Department. Many expressed how they no longer felt safe on the campus and could no longer recommend that other Chinese students apply to the U. of C., despite its prestige. Cole is the founder of My Block, My Hood, My City and is running for Illinois' First Congressional District seat. The University of Chicago released a statement Tuesday afternoon confirming the victim was a recent graduate of the college. Then the shooter got back in the car and fled west on 54th Place. We need publicly funded mental health services.". Detectives were questioning a person who was inside the home at the time. Featureflash Photo Agency Shutterstock. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. The university said they are working with CPD for their investigation. Mothers dont send our children to school to be murdered, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates said in a statement after the latest shooting. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune). They had not issued any comment on that video as of late Tuesday night, but the university said it will make video footage of the shooting publicly available "as soon as possible.". A 17-year-old boy was killed in a shooting Friday afternoon in Hyde Park, Chicago police said. He has the pedigree, too: his grandfather Bob was a left tackle and offensive captain on Packers teams that won five NFL championships from 1961-67. Regardless, this is unacceptable and the people of the First District deserve better," Cole said in a post on Facebook. Police have not released any further description of the shooter or the car he was in. 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The university cares about its reputation its ability to attract rich students who pay tuition and thats bottom line at the beginning of the day., Vee Morris-Moore, an organizer with Assatas Daughters, a community organization led by Black women and gender-nonconforming people based in Washington Park, spoke at the rally about how the international community is experiencing the loss of someone who looks like them, which is a feeling that South Side natives are charged with., As Black people, we understand the feeling and the passion behind wanting to be safe, but when you promote things like Youre here to learn and not to die, you have to think about what that says to your neighbors who are up the street, they said. A gray Dodge Challenger with no license plates was seen fleeing the scene, university police said. The officer stopped his patrol car just south of 53rd Street, and the gunman started shooting, prompting the officer to take cover, and tell the gunman to get on the ground. The Sonata had been reported stolen Monday, according to the alert. I just panicked, she said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, police said. Despite a nearby doctor quickly doing chest compressions and the ambulance ride being only half a mile, Zheng was pronounced dead in less than 20 minutes, from a gunshot wound to the arm. Jahmal Cole, head of My Block My Hood My City and a candidate for Congress, said he was nearly struck during the 53rd Street shooting, which took place in a busy business district. No one should die, the speaker responded. An unidentified man is seen pointing a gun as he stands in the street and he eventually goes down for a brief second, then hobbles back up. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune), The main impact of what whatever theyre saying and the main outcome of what is going to happen is more police, more traffic stops, more pedestrian stops, more cameras; and thats more violence, she said. Victor Zhang, an economics undergraduate student, speaks out as students rally to call attention to recent violence surrounding the University of Chicago campus on Nov. 16, 2021. Theyre a world-class university so they need to be more neighborly by expanding academic program access and by hiring more people of color so theyre not so isolated, he said. A Chicago police officer collects blood samples at a fatal shooting scene in the 900 block of East 54th Place in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Nov. 9, 2021, in Chicago. The victim was shot at about 9:15 a.m. in the 4500 block of South Drexel Avenue. They wanted more shuttle routes for students, and for the university to design a committee to address violence in the neighborhood. / CBS Chicago. According to Chicago police, the teens were . Signed by at least 330 students, alumni, neighbors and faculty members, the letter added that policing is the perpetrator of violence, not the solution. A man got out of the car, pulled out a gun and demanded the 24-year-old's property. Life on a third straight one-year contract with the mega-talented Astros isnt bad at all. It was not clear whether he even took anything. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune). Cole, who is also running for congress, said he was walking to lunch when he heard random gunshots whizzing by his ear and ran for his life. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He said he would remove officers if they were found to have a racial bias. "Today, I thought I was going to die because I saw blood coming from my neck, thinking I was shot, again. Both 2019 and 2020 had fewer than six nonfatal shootings and zero homicides, according to the database. No one was in custody in either shooting, and detectives were investigating. A University of Chicago police vehicle drives on the campus at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park on Nov. 11, 2021, in Chicago. November 9, 2021, 8:01 PM. A letter to the president and provost signed by almost 350 faculty and staff members bolded and underlined Anti-violence should be made TOP priority at the University. The letter explained that they wanted the universitys police force to expand its borders, and to increase surveillance and security. A University of Chicago police vehicle drives on the campus at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park on Nov. 11, 2021, in Chicago. I want to emphasize that this was an economically motivated crime, which means a lot of this results from the glaring inequalities between the Hyde Park community and the surrounding communities that have been exacerbated and perpetuated by the university and its practices of displacement.. Man accidentally shoots himself in the leg in Chicago's Hyde Park Chicago police said the man, 64, shot himself in the thigh around 6:55 p.m. A different shooting two hours later left a 24-year-old man, who was a recent graduate of the University of Chicago, dead. Shaoxiong Dennis Zheng was fatally shot during a robbery, according to Chicago police. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Hours earlier, a 15-year-old boy was killed in a shooting in West Chatham. The boy was a CPS student at Kenwood Academy High School, a few blocks away from the shooting scene, Pontecore said. The shop's owner and employees spoke Wednesday about their safety concerns in returning to work, and Cole returned to where he was shot at. The proof is literally in the existence of University of Chicago and the fact that it can sit inside one of the most terrorized neighborhoods when it comes to gun violence and think that epidemic shouldnt touch their campus, they said. A small group of people gather at 60th Street and Ellis Avenue in Chicago on Nov. 19, 2021, to call for things like disarming the University of Chicago Police Department and to speak out against the use of security cameras in the community. Not just for the person who was shot or injured, he said. The shooting took place on 53rd and Harper, which is a a very busy area with businesses on every corner. So God, I beg you, please return my angel back to me.. I went to Hyde Park High School, which is walking distance from here. Kilwins owner Jackie Jackson said the most recent violent crime, along with increasing rent and fewer customers, may force her to close the business she opened nearly 10 years ago. "You can't non-profit or program your way out of gun violence," Cole said. Kilwins, a popular Hyde Park ice cream shop, was damaged in the shooting. No injuries were reported, but several vehicles and two businesses were damaged by gunfire, the alert said. CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was critically wounded in a shootout with a University of Chicago Police officer late Tuesday morning in Hyde Park, a few blocks north of campus. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. Cai tried to stay calm. The shooting happened around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 4500 block of South Drexel. The victim was taken to University of Chicago hospital, where he died. "He was the one who told us about the Citizen app, and how it tells you about the shootings around here, so it's ironic and said," said another friend, who did not want to be named. Crime & Safety. The UCPD officer who shot the gunman will be placed on mandatory administrative leave while the shooting is under investigation by the Chicago Police Department and the university. This is traumatic. The immediate response was to increase police presence, even as others pushed back, saying Hyde Park already has two police forces plus unarmed security guards, and that overpolicing could further harm their Black and brown neighbors. It becomes other stuff.. Regardless, this is unacceptable and the people of the First District deserve better," Cole said in a post on Facebook. A U Chicago shooting took the life of recent graduate Shaoxiong ZhengTuesday and another in Hyde Park almost hit activist Jahmal Cole. He was initially listed in serious condition at Provident Hospital, police said. Chicago police are warning women in the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods, to put their iPhones away after five robberies last month. Jahmal Cole, head of My Block My Hood My City and a candidate for congress said he was nearly struck during the 53rd Street shooting. A Chicago Public Schools student was killed in a shooting Friday afternoon near Kenwood Academy High School in Hyde Park, marking another round of gunfire near a CPS building in the early weeks of the new semester. Chicago's . At around 12:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 7200 block of South Lafayette . Area One detectives are investigating. A member of University of Chicago security stands near an emergency phone at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park on Nov. 11, 2021, in Chicago. Chicago police said a Chicago Public Schools student was attacked by a group of armed. "One of the reasons we chose this area is because we thought it was a little bit safer, relatively speaking, compared to the other areas around Hyde Park, so just to hear about this incident, yeah, it definitely scares me," said Francis Choi, graduate student. People are exposed to gun violence on a daily basis because of things they had no choice in. The school held a webinar that night, where University President Paul Alivisatos said the violence was on the same scale as a public health crisis. No one is in custody. She was. She demanded justice and a call to action to protect every foreign student to prevent the tragedy shes experiencing from happening again. This is all of our challenge as residents of Chicago. Foreman said he thinks its important that the university is using its muscle to ask the city for resources to stop the violence but that they should be looking for solutions that benefit all of the city, not just Hyde Park. As educators, parents, and community members, we are deeply disturbed and outraged. The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune), We are essentially the victims of the social injustice of the United States, Teng said. "He used to always be in the kitchen cooking every time, I saw him," said another resident, who did not give their name. In Hyde Park, there have been 11 nonfatal shootings this year. A man was critically wounded in a shoot-out with University of Chicago police late Tuesday morning in Hyde Park, according to the Chicago Fire Department. "We need the partner in federal government to step up. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. A 57-year-old man was shot early Friday morning during an attempted robbery in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was killed in a Hyde Park shooting near the University of Chicago campus Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police said. How safe do you feel in this area? Shootings are up 44% in the district over last year. Coming straight from a campus meeting with the federal Health and Human Services secretary, Congressman Bobby Rush said federal money is on the way to help combat and prevent such violence. Authorities identified the victim as 17-year-old Kanye Perkins, who lived in the neighborhood where he was slain about noon, according to the Cook County medical examiners office. Police said a 33-year-old man was shot in the 5300 block of South Lake Park Avenue near the Promontory around 8 p.m. Thursday. We have no uncles or cousins. Victor Zhang, an economics undergraduate student, speaks out as students rally to call attention to recent violence surrounding the University of Chicago campus on Nov. 16, 2021. Cole says it's all the more reason why the federal government needs to step in. about-crime. It was the first time his mother had traveled abroad and her first time addressing the schools community about her son and his killing. No one is currently in custody. ", "I just remember the cadence of the shots," He said. Two people then got out of the car and started firing, Pontecore said. Poles needs to make sure Eberflus maintains significant input. Congressional candidate Cole writes on Facebook he dove under car to avoid shots fired 6 blocks east. CHICAGO - A man was shot and wounded Sunday morning in Hyde Park. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune). January 20, 2022, 10:03 AM. Somebody has to have a sense of urgency," he said. "He had just gotten his driver's license; he was in a new relationship. He was in front of a business around 2:40 p.m. when someone inside a vehicle fired shots, police said. Da Ting, a doctoral chemistry student, remembers his friend Shaoxiong "Dennis" Zheng on Nov. 16, 2021, after students rally to call attention to recent violence surrounding the University of Chicago campus. Hyde Park Crime. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. At a court hearing last week, prosecutors said Zheng was walking home from campus in the 900 block of East 54th Place when 18-year-old Alton Spann got out of a stolen Ford Mustang. The 26-year-old was driving just before 11 a.m. in the 700 block of East Midway Plaisance when someone in a white Nissan. Multiple streets shut down near scene at 53rd & Woodlawn @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/J5UtfAz9az. On Tuesday, a U. of C. statement acknowledged receipt of the letter. Poles needs to make sure Eberflus maintains significant input. Da Teng, a 23-year-old doctoral chemistry student who was friends with Zheng, said international students are visitors to Chicago and will not see the long-term solutions play out. Why the $2B jackpot winner got less than half, No bond for man accused of killing Chicago officer, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Victim identified as Shaoxiong Zheng, who friends say went by Dennis. This is how they get down nowadays. Having a large presence will not only add to safety but also the perception of being safe, Brown said. Some businesses in the Kimbark Plaza Shopping Center said police told them the shopping center would be closed for a few hours Tuesday afternoon while the shooting is under investigation. No injuries were reported, but several vehicles and two businesses were damaged by gunfire, the alert said. People on the South Side and the surrounding communities feel unsafe on a daily basis, he said. Calderon is one of many students, 8 to 12 years old, who attend Kitchen Possible's weekly cooking classes in Chicago's Pilsen, East Garfield Park and Hyde Park neighborhoods. It was not clear if the victim moved to give up his things, but the man opened fire, shooting the victim in the chest, police said. We just want our two to five years here to be safe.. By the looks of the evidence markers on the ground, it seems the police shooting happened right in the middle of the intersection. CHICAGO (CBS)-- Hours before a 24-year-old man was shot and killed blocks from the University of Chicago Campus Tuesday, another shooting took place in broad daylight also in Hyde Park. A Chicago police officer collects blood samples at a fatal shooting scene in the 900 block of East 54th Place in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Nov. 9, 2021, in Chicago. A Chicago shooting in Hyde Park during an attempted armed robbery killed a recent University of Chicago graduate Tuesday afternoon, CPD said. "Very sweet guy.". I feel like its meaningless to talk about this when people die. This impact is being felt in China. "A lot of windows got shot out.". A Chicago Public Schools student was killed in a shooting Friday afternoon near Kenwood Academy High School in Hyde Park, marking another round of gunfire near a CPS building in the early weeks of the new semester. Earnest Harris Jr., 44, was sitting in the driver's seat of a parked car about 9:20 p.m. in the 5500 block of South Shore Drive when a male approached him and fired shots, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiners office said. Chicago police said that shortly before 2 p.m. in the 900-block of East 54th Place, a dark-colored car pulled up alongside a 24-year-old man. Even a week after it happened, it still wasnt real to her that Shaoxiong Dennis Zheng, her boyfriend, had been shot dead. The university . The shooting occurred on Sunday night near Summerfield. Here, people are trying to separate what the city of Chicago is doing versus what the school can do for us, she said. Police? "I heard 30 shots within 10 seconds, just within walking distance of here," Cole said. Rep. Bobby Rush came to the neighborhood after the shooting, saying he is pushing in Congress for a stronger response to gun violence.. First published on November 10, 2021 / 11:56 AM. It was not clear if the victim moved to give up his things, but the man opened fire, shooting the victim in the chest, police said. Neighborhood in Chicago, IL; Rating 3.81 out of 5 120 reviews. A UChicago Police Department officer shot an unidentified man around 11:44 a.m. Tuesday near 53rd Street and Woodlawn Avenue in Hyde Park. Intense video released late Tuesday appeared to show the shootout between the UCPD officer and the suspect. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. What were dealing with is a humanity problem.. Fortunately, it was a scrape from diving under a car.". Hyde Park shooting: Man shot by UChicago officer charged. grade C. Based on violent and property crime rates. A U Chicago shooting took the life of recent graduate Shaoxiong ZhengTuesday and another in Hyde Park almost hit activist Jahmal Cole. But at the time, the gunshots then were pow pow and at 10 p.m., he said. On Nov. 9, Zheng told Cai that he ordered her delivery food but needed to stop at his dormitory to pick up something before they ate together. This is how they get down nowadays. And digging into the past 2-years Shootings are up 108-percent. Cole said while he doesn't believe he was targeted this afternoon, he has been shot at in the past, in 2018 and in June of this year as well. September 9, 2022, 7:38 PM A 17-year-old boy was killed in a shooting Friday afternoon in Hyde Park, Chicago police said. Brandon Christopher Hyde, 37, was arrested by the Guilford County Sheriff's Office and initially charged with second-degree murder after Jeffrey Goldbach, 41, was fatally shot in early March. Foreman later tried to use the shooting as an opportunity to put the citys violence in perspective and discuss how his class was feeling emotions that many communities across the city feel every day. Detectives were questioning a person who was inside the home at the time. Craig Futterman, a clinical professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School and resident dean in the college, said the university should be wary of having a performative reaction to make people feel more at ease as opposed to fundamentally addressing the issues that exist in reality. OK, whos next? All Rights Reserved. The spike in gun violence is consistent with the uptick of violence in Chicago and the nation as a whole. CHICAGO (CBS)-- Hours before a 24-year-old man was shot and killed blocks from the University of Chicago Campus Tuesday, another shooting took place in broad daylight also in Hyde Park..
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