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Weekend Blotter: Three Women Beaten By 20 At Chatham Burger King

By Samantha Abernethy in News on Apr 8, 2012 8:00PM


  • Three women were beaten by 20 attackers while ordering at a Burger King in Chatham. The victims say they were ordering their food when a male told the women he was going to beat them if they didn't leave. Then a group of males and females kicked and beat them. They did not know the attackers. A 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged with battery. [Tribune]

  • At least four people were killed and 19 were injured in gun violence this weekend. [ABC7]

  • A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in Archer Heights. Two others were injured, one is in critical condition. [Sun-Times]

  • A woman was shot and killed as she stood on her second-floor balcony on the South Side. [ABC7]

  • A Will County sheriff's deputy has been placed on leave after fatally striking a pedestrian with his squad car. [Tribune]

  • Two Chicago police officers were injured in a car chase on the South Side. [Tribune]

  • An off-duty police officer was wounded when her gun accidentally fired at a salon. [Sun-Times]