City: Surge of police shootings result of guns on street
Summary: ABC News (Channel 7) published this article on June 25, 2008, and the EveryBlock system found it to be geographically relevant to Humboldt Park in Chicago. Below, you can read the article excerpt that mentions the given location and follow the link to read the full article.
News article details
Last week, Melvin Barlow, 27, was critically wounded by police at Linden Playground in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood. Charlisa Bryant said she knew Barlow and saw the shooting. "The police just came up and grabbed at the gate and started shooting," said Bryant. "That's probably why he ran. He probably had a gun on him& The cops didn't know he had no gun." Read the full article at the original source (ABC News (Channel 7))…
| Location | Humboldt Park |
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| Publication date | June 25, 2008 |
| Source | ABC News (Channel 7) |
Added to EveryBlock on June 25, 2008.