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Database: 38 concealed carry shootings in Illinois, 11 people killed
5300 block of South Pulaski Road, Chicago
2700 block of West 51st Street, Chicago
This article has 26 other Chicago locations (Show)8000 block of South Oglesby Avenue, Chicago
4200 block of West Potomac Avenue, Chicago
About 7:45 p.m. on May 19, police were called to Potomac and Kildare avenues for a report of shots fired. Officers were told that Yanie Zayas, 36, had...
4400 block of West Maypole Avenue, Chicago
700 block of North Clark Street, Chicago
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34 E. Adams St., Chicago
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200 block of Chicago Avenue, Oak Park
...on Halloween night in 2017, a police officer in Oak Park heard a gunshot around Adams Street and Elmwood Avenue. Robert Lewis, 56, said he fired a round as a warning shot at people in...
4500 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago
400 block of West Melrose Street, Chicago
1400 block of North Lockwood Avenue, Chicago
3400 block of South Ashland Avenue, Chicago
100 block of West Madison Street, Oak Park
8200 block of South Ingleside Avenue, Chicago
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2500 block of West Division Street, Chicago
...Michael Arquero was picking up food for his pregnant wife at a taco stand at Division Street and Maplewood Avenue. A Honda Civic circled the restaurant and someone inside the car opened fire, police said...
100 block of West Van Buren Street, Chicago
2900 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago
5400 block of West Van Buren Street, Chicago
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Abandoned Vehicle Open
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Building Violation Open
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11 Crime Reports
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Arson
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Arson: By fire / Residence
4300 block S. Keating Ave. Comment
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Assault
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Aggravated assault: Other dangerous weapon / Other railroad prop / train depot
3700 block S. Sacramento Ave. Comment
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Burglary
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Burglary: Unlawful entry / Residence
3700 block S. Sacramento Ave. Comment
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Deceptive practice
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FINANCIAL IDENTITY THEFT $300 AND OVER / Residence
5400 block S. Kenneth Ave. Comment
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Motor vehicle theft
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Motor vehicle theft: Automobile / Street
4400 block S. Mozart St. Comment
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Other offense
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Other offense: Harassment by electronic means / Other
4300 block S. Kilpatrick Ave. Comment -
Other offense: Vehicle title/registration offense / Alley
3800 block W. 55th St. Comment
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Robbery
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Robbery: Armed: handgun / Small retail store
4700 block S. Kedzie Ave. Comment
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Theft
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Theft: $300 and under / Commercial / business office
2600 block W. 35th St. Comment -
Theft: $300 and under / Other
2700 block W. 51st St. Comment -
Theft: Over $300 / Apartment
3300 block W. 54th St. Comment
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ROTOR!
Duncan - Under the laws of the State of Illinois a person has the right to use lethal force (e.g., a firearm) in self-defense when they "have a reasonable fear of imminent death or serious bodily harm to one's self or to another."
Serious bodily harm - definition: loss of...
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Duncan - Under the laws of the State of Illinois a person has the right to use lethal force (e.g., a firearm) in self-defense when they "have a reasonable fear of imminent death or serious bodily harm to one's self or to another."
Serious bodily harm - definition: loss of an eye, cuts requiring sutures, broken bones, rape, kidnapping, etc.
Need the attacker have a weapon? No. A "disparity of force" or "force multiplier" can suffice as giving rise to "reasonable fear." E.G., multiple attackers; large, strong attacker v. small, elderly, or disabled victim; (Trigger Warning) an attacker trying to crack a victim's head open on the pavement, etc.
If the attacker has a weapon, must it be a firearm? No. "Deadly weapons" include: knives, bottles, clubs, rocks, etc.
However, the "reasonable fear" ends (threat no longer "imminent") if/when the attacker "de-escalates" or withdraws from his/her attack. Similarly, it is hard to argue "reasonable fear" lethal self-defense when someone is merely waiving their gun around or is firing at a victim from a block (660 feet) away.
And lethal force is not justified to defend mere property.
We do not shoot to kill. We are permitted to shoot to STOP the attacker. If he gets shot in the toe and stops, fine. If he is killed, so be it. His fault, not ours.
But BTW - an armed victim has about 1.5 seconds to stop an attacker who has a knife and is 20 feet away before the villain reaches the victim.
As always, it is better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
My prayer: "If I must draw my weapon, may the Lord guide my heart. And if I must fire it, may He guide my aim."
AS ALWAYS, THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE. CONSULT YOUR OWN ATTORNEY. I AM AN ATTORNEY - BUT I AM NOT YOUR ATTORNEY.