"You can't nonprofit your way out of this. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune). On Tuesday, a U. of C. statement acknowledged receipt of the letter. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune). Students, including many in the universitys international Chinese community, held a rally to voice their own demands. A man got out of the car, pulled out a gun and demanded the 24-year-old's property. Three people, including a 6-year-old girl, were shot after a home invasion in Land O'Lakes on Friday. The officer had stopped to investigate reports of a person walking with a handgun, university officials said. "A lot of windows got shot out.". And thats not in the name of safety, thats in the name of property. He said he would remove officers if they were found to have a racial bias. "IU heard 30 shots within 10 seconds, just within walking distance of here," Cole said. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune). Shaoxiong "Dennis". 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Cai tried to stay calm. A 29-year-old doctoral student from China, who has been living in the United States for 10 years, said she was afraid the rally may be taken out of context and used to perpetuate right-wing agendas. Two hours before he was slain, shots were fired from a Hyundai Sonata, striking vehicles and businesses on 53rd Street. "Today, I thought I was going to die because I saw blood coming from my neck, thinking I was shot, again. PAWS Chicago Pet of the Week: Meet Benny! CHICAGO - A 17-year-old girl was shot in the head inside a home in Hyde Park on Wednesday morning. Multiple streets shut down near scene at 53rd & Woodlawn @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/J5UtfAz9az. He must have felt helpless when he was shot and as he lay on foreign soil, she said. A University of Chicago police vehicle drives on the campus at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park on Nov. 11, 2021, in Chicago. Translated by ABC-7, she said she has been desperately trying to call his name again and again. Police have not released any further description of the shooter or the car he was in. The Sonata had been reported stolen Monday, according to the alert. I went to Hyde Park High School, which is walking distance from here. Calderon is one of many students, 8 to 12 years old, who attend Kitchen Possible's weekly cooking classes in Chicago's Pilsen, East Garfield Park and Hyde Park neighborhoods. The men, 23, were exiting a building about 2 a.m. in the 100 block of West Kinzie Street when a fight broke out between them and three other people. He had written a book on statistics and hosted a blog on WeChat with at least 3,000 followers. The officer then shot the gunman twice as he advanced on the officer. A Chicago police officer collects blood samples at a fatal shooting scene in the 900 block of East 54th Place in the Hyde Park neighborhood on Nov. 9, 2021, in Chicago. In comparison, Northwestern Universitys police force had 38 officers, as of last year. January 20, 2022, 10:03 AM. She wasnt even able to see his body. Chicago police are warning women in the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods, to put their iPhones away after five robberies last month. Around 6:30 p.m., two boys, ages 14 and 15, were inside a vehicle in the 5200 block of South Lake Park when . The victim was shot at about 9:15 a.m. in the 4500 block of South Drexel Avenue. CHICAGO (CBS)-- Hours before a 24-year-old man was shot and killed blocks from the University of Chicago Campus Tuesday, another shooting took place in broad daylight also in Hyde Park. All of this happened too fast, I was shaking and heartbroken the moment I heard the news. What were dealing with is a humanity problem.. The shooting took place on 53rd and Harper, which is a a very busy area with businesses on every corner. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was killed in a Hyde Park shooting near the University of Chicago campus Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police said. Brown did acknowledge that an increase in police presence could cause hesitancy, particularly in Black and brown communities. Cole says it's all the more reason why the federal government needs to step in. "We're a community here of individuals. A small group of people gather at 60th Street and Ellis Avenue in Chicago on Nov. 19, 2021, to call for things like disarming the University of Chicago Police Department and to speak out against the use of security cameras in the community. Crime & Safety. A U Chicago shooting took the life of recent graduate Shaoxiong ZhengTuesday and another in Hyde Park almost hit activist Jahmal Cole. We have no uncles or cousins. January 19, 2022 / 8:00 AM Then the shooter got back in the car and fled west on 54th Place. Foreman said he thinks its important that the university is using its muscle to ask the city for resources to stop the violence but that they should be looking for solutions that benefit all of the city, not just Hyde Park. Were all afraid of death, and nothing has changed. Paramedics picked up a gunshot victim . At around 12:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 7200 block of South Lafayette . Security? We sent the video to the UCPD late Tuesday. Earnest Harris Jr., 44, was sitting in the driver's seat of a parked car about 9:20 p.m. in the 5500 block of South Shore Drive when a male approached him and fired shots, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiners office said. The teen got into a fight with people in a car near the 1600 block of East 50th Place, and the driver chased him into a parking lot, Deputy Police Chief Ron Pontecore said at a news conference after the shooting. Friends of the victim are fed up with the violence that took their friend's life. Students rally on Nov. 16, 2021, to call attention to recent violence surrounding the University of Chicago campus. Authorities identified the victim as 17-year-old Kanye Perkins, who lived in the neighborhood where he was slain about noon, according to the Cook County medical examiners office. Both of these shootings happened in the 2nd District. "I heard 30 shots within 10 seconds, just within walking distance of here," Cole said. Lincoln Park. A man got out of the car, pulled out a gun and demanded the 24-year-old's property. The proof is literally in the existence of University of Chicago and the fact that it can sit inside one of the most terrorized neighborhoods when it comes to gun violence and think that epidemic shouldnt touch their campus, they said. Police said the teen was inside a residence when she sustained one gunshot wound to the head. Foreman later tried to use the shooting as an opportunity to put the citys violence in perspective and discuss how his class was feeling emotions that many communities across the city feel every day. . The Hyde Park shooting was at least the second on Tuesday in Chicago involving teens. Their lives were not worth the diploma, they said. She was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where she is in critical condition. When do they dye the Chicago River Green? (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune). Cole, who is also running for congress, said he was walking to lunch when he heard random gunshots whizzing by his ear and ran for his life. As educators, parents, and community members, we are deeply disturbed and outraged. Hyde Park shooting: Man shot by UChicago officer charged. No injuries were reported, but several vehicles and two businesses were damaged by gunfire, the alert said. Marianne Williamson opens long shot 2024 challenge to Biden, Candidates in 4th Ward in St. Charles discuss infrastructure, redevelopment in the city, Key developments evolving in sale of Brauer Museum artwork by Valparaiso University, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. But at the time, the gunshots then were pow pow and at 10 p.m., he said. These tragedies have been happening right on and around campus, and we are hearing of gun robberies on a weekly basis! the letter read. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Robertson at 336-641-5969 or Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. He was on South Shore near East 56th Street.. Cole said while he doesn't believe he was targeted Tuesday afternoon, he has been shot at in the past, in 2018 and in June of this year as well. Perkins was shot in the head. I just panicked, she said. The shooting happened around 9:15 a.m.. By Marlene Lenthang. The same data shows that for violent crimes of all time, Hyde Park has had 196 so far this year, up from 155 in the same period in 2020. Witnesses peered at the scene through nearby windows as Spann allegedly tried for Zhengs bag but the student didnt give it up. Lets try to think about some of the kinds of solutions we can work on for the entire city.. West Loop. You and your longingness for life, your love for your family, and your care for your fellow students, all disappeared entirely from my life with that murderers bullet, she said. He has the pedigree, too: his grandfather Bob was a left tackle and offensive captain on Packers teams that won five NFL championships from 1961-67. If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. "He had just gotten his driver's license; he was in a new relationship. Man accidentally shoots himself in the leg in Chicago's Hyde Park Chicago police said the man, 64, shot himself in the thigh around 6:55 p.m. A university spokesman said around 11:40 a.m., a UCPD officer on patrol spotted a man with a handgun near the corner of 53rd Street and Woodlawn Avenue, near the Kimbark Plaza Shopping Center. It becomes other stuff.. The shop's owner and employees spoke Wednesday about their safety concerns in returning to work, and Cole returned to where he was shot at. We dont need theatrical measures to give the illusion of a magical elixir.. Rep. Bobby Rush came to the neighborhood after the shooting, saying he is pushing in Congress for a stronger response to gun violence.. First published on November 10, 2021 / 11:56 AM. It was not clear if the victim moved to give up his things, but the man opened fire, shooting the victim in the chest, police said. On Nov. 9, Zheng told Cai that he ordered her delivery food but needed to stop at his dormitory to pick up something before they ate together. At a court hearing last week, prosecutors said Zheng was walking home from campus in the 900 block of East 54th Place when 18-year-old Alton Spann got out of a stolen Ford Mustang. According to police, the 14-year-old male and the 15-year-old male were inside a vehicle in the 5200 block of . "Very sweet guy.". Hyde Park Crime. Coming straight from a campus meeting with the federal Health and Human Services secretary, Congressman Bobby Rush said federal money is on the way to help combat and prevent such violence. RELATED: Chicago shooting: 4-year-old boy shot inside parked car in South Chicago, police say. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The University of Chicago is increasing patrols near its Hyde Park campus after two shootings, one of which killed a 24-year-old recent graduate, took place within hours of each other Tuesday. Their last demand was for the university to engage with the South Side community to create a long-term plan. 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A man was critically wounded in a shoot-out with University of Chicago police late Tuesday morning in Hyde Park, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The spike in gun violence is consistent with the uptick of violence in Chicago and the nation as a whole. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune), We are essentially the victims of the social injustice of the United States, Teng said. The men, 23, were exiting a building about 2 a.m. in the 100 block of West Kinzie Street when a fight broke out between them and three other people. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune). 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He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, police said. And digging into the past 2-years Shootings are up 108-percent. And its OK to just be like that. We are no longer certain if our campus allows students, staff, and faculty to study, work, and live safely. "I ran for my life," Jahmal Cole, Chicago activist, said. We need publicly funded mental health services.". Area One detectives are investigating. Brandon Christopher Hyde, 37, was arrested by the Guilford County Sheriff's Office and initially charged with second-degree murder after Jeffrey Goldbach, 41, was fatally shot in early March.