Chicagoist Weekend Blotter: 3 Dead, 7 Wounded In Weekend Violence
By Chuck Sudo in News on May 13, 2013 4:20PM
- Three people were wounded and another seven wounded since Friday night during acts of violence in Chicago. [Homicide Watch/Sun-Times]
- One of those killed was Ronald Baskin, great-nephew of local peace activist Hal Baskin. Ronald was visiting family in Chicago on Mother's Day. [NBC Chicago]
- One of those wounded, an unidentified 20-year-old male, remains in critical condition. [DNAInfo Chicago]
- A judge set bail at $2 million for a Far South Side man who led police on a high speed chase that killed a woman. [Tribune]
- Firefighters responding to a call discovered what is believed to be a marijuana growing operation this morning. They were probably tipped by the attic full of smoldering pot plants. [Tribune]
- In Niles, a man was arrested for stealing and selling chainsaws. [CBS Chicago]