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Weekend Blotter: Gary Boy, 7, Shot On Christmas

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Dec 26, 2011 9:30PM


  • A 7-year-old Gary boy was shot in the head when bullets came through the living room window while he was playing a game. He remains in critical condition.

  • Two men were killed and one wounded outside the Victor Hotel nightclub in River West early Christmas morning.

  • A 17-year-old boy was riding his bike on the Southwest Side when he was shot in the neck Christmas evening. Another 17-year-old boy was arrested.

  • A 64-year-old woman was shot in the Englewood while removing groceries from her car.

  • Some folks were out birdwatching when they found a body floating in Lake Michigan. An autopsy revealed the man drowned.

  • A man found himself in trouble after he tried to steal an iPhone from a former wrestler. The would-be victim cornered the would-be robber, and he was arrested.

  • A 27-year-old man was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Garfield Park Saturday morning.

  • A 30-year-old man was found dead on a sidewalk Saturday morning. He had been shot in the head.