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Chicagoist Weekend Blotter

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Jul 10, 2011 8:30PM

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  • A 7-year-old boy was shot while playing in his yard in Englewood Saturday evening. [WGN]
  • A 12-year-old girl was also shot in the legs and buttocks in West Garfield Park Saturday night. [Sun-Times]
  • In all, Saturday night violence left 11 wounded and two dead -- one stabbed in Englewood and another shot in Lawndale. [Tribune]
  • A 20-something man was shot in the face Sunday at a park in the Hegewisch neighborhood. [Tribune]
  • Sunday morning a Range Rover crashed into another car in Bucktown, killing a 911 dispatcher. [Tribune]