This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. It becomes other stuff.. Cole said he was walking to lunch when he heard random gunshots whizzing by his ear and ran for his life. Zhengs death became a catalyst that attracted media attention and a response from the city. "He had just gotten his driver's license; he was in a new relationship. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Not just for the person who was shot or injured, he said. Cai stayed busy hopping from meeting to meeting to help organize her boyfriends memorial, and speaking with advisers about her future plans; she was in the middle of applying for doctoral programs when he died. The UCPD officer who shot the gunman will be placed on mandatory administrative leave while the shooting is under investigation by the Chicago Police Department and the university. As CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reported, police still had a three-block radius closed off hours after the shooting along with the shopping center, which is anchored by a Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen, Harold's Chicken, Kimbark Liquor and Wine Shoppe, Hyde Park Produce, and Leona's Pizzeria. According to witnesses, Zheng suddenly fell and Spann kept the gun pointed at him, prosecutors 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. "We have to treat violence in Chicago in the same way we are treating the pandemic of the coronavirus," Rush said. A gray Dodge Challenger with no license plates was seen fleeing the scene, university police said. Many expressed how they no longer felt safe on the campus and could no longer recommend that other Chinese students apply to the U. of C., despite its prestige. First published on January 19, 2022 / 8:00 AM. No one was in custody in either shooting, and detectives were investigating. RELATED: Chicago shooting: 4-year-old boy shot inside parked car in South Chicago, police say. The shooting happened around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 4500 block of South Drexel. Kenwood Academys football game scheduled for Friday night was postponed due to the attack. We are experiencing an existential crisis.. He was identified as Shaoxiong Zheng, who went by Dennis, according to his friends. I feel like its meaningless to talk about this when people die. A sign is seen on the University of Chicago campus on Nov. 16, 2021, as students rally to call attention to recent violence surrounding the campus. A mourner writes on a condolence sheet on Nov. 10, 2021, during a silent vigil in memory of Shaoxiong Dennis Zheng, a recent University of Chicago graduate who was fatally shot the previous day while being robbed by a gunman. A 57-year-old man was shot early Friday morning during an attempted robbery in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. The Sonata had been reported stolen Monday, according to the alert. But when she thinks of Zhengs death and how nothing has changed in many years, Cai said she feels a sense of having nothing to do. Area One Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident. Mourners leave Rockefeller Memorial Chapel in Chicago after attending a memorial service for Shaoxiong Dennis Zheng on Nov. 18, 2021. He had the whole world in front of him, and this happened," Jackson said. The university said they are working with CPD for their investigation. People on the South Side and the surrounding communities feel unsafe on a daily basis, he said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Zhengs death was the fourth homicide in Hyde Park this year, according to the citys crime database. I want to emphasize that this was an economically motivated crime, which means a lot of this results from the glaring inequalities between the Hyde Park community and the surrounding communities that have been exacerbated and perpetuated by the university and its practices of displacement.. Even a week after it happened, it still wasnt real to her that Shaoxiong Dennis Zheng, her boyfriend, had been shot dead. Jackson lived in the same apartment building as his friend near campus, and said residents there have grown close. Lets try to think about some of the kinds of solutions we can work on for the entire city.. Witnesses peered at the scene through nearby windows as Spann allegedly tried for Zhengs bag but the student didnt give it up. 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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. Detectives were questioning a person who was inside the home at the time. A recent graduate of the University of Chicago was shot and killed near campus in Hyde Park Tuesday afternoon, the school confirmed. These deaths, while unrelated, brought Chicagos biggest problem close to the students, especially those who grew up in countries where gun violence is nonexistent. The GM and coach seem to be more cohesive than Ryan Pace was with Matt Nagy and John Fox. A Chicago Public Schools student was killed in a shooting Friday afternoon near Kenwood Academy High School in Hyde Park, marking another round of gunfire near a CPS building in the early weeks of the new semester. Please enter valid email address to continue. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune). The group recently held its own rally, with at least 50 people in attendance. On Thursday, the university held a memorial for Zheng. Chicago police said that shortly before 2 p.m. in the 900-block of East 54th Place, a dark-colored car pulled up alongside a 24-year-old man. "I want to be clear that, I am not sure if I was an intended target today or if it was a random shooting. Around 6:30 p.m., two boys, ages 14 and 15, were inside a vehicle in the 5200 block of South Lake Park when they were hit by gunfire, according to Chicago police. This is how they get down nowadays. Paramedics picked up a gunshot victim . Detectives were questioning a person who was inside the home at the time. We just want our two to five years here to be safe.. CHICAGO A 17-year-old girl is in critical condition after being shot in the head while inside a residence in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood. Cole says it's all the more reason why the federal government needs to step in. 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. 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. You can see panicked drivers backing up as police swarm in. Rezaei called some of the restaurants at Kimbark Plaza to see if their employees and customers were OK and if they heard anything. Regardless, this is unacceptable and the people of the First District deserve better," Cole said in a post on Facebook. November 9, 2021, 8:01 PM. About two hours earlier, someone fired shots from a Hyundai Sonata blocks away at 53rd Street and South Harper Avenue, according to a security alert from the University of Chicago. A letter to the president and provost signed by almost 350 faculty and staff members bolded and underlined Anti-violence should be made TOP priority at the University. The letter explained that they wanted the universitys police force to expand its borders, and to increase surveillance and security. No injuries were reported, but several vehicles and two businesses were damaged by gunfire, the alert said. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune). CHICAGO (WLS) -- Seven people have been shot and at least three of the victims killed after a shooting rampage that stretched from Chicago's South Side to Evanston Saturday, according to. By Marlene Lenthang. He said he would remove officers if they were found to have a racial bias. "I ran for my life," Jahmal Cole, Chicago activist, said. GAGE PARK Jeylu Gutierrez was elected 14th Ward alderperson Tuesday night, ending Ald. Cai tried to stay calm. After a half-hour passed with no word from him, she tried calling but got no answer. A man got out of the car, pulled out a gun and demanded the 24-year-old's property. He said if he had to put a number on it, he heard at least 30 shots. We never feel safe. Shirley Cai stood in a semicircle shielded by her friends during a recent rally at the University of Chicago. As educators, parents, and community members, we are deeply disturbed and outraged. Shaoxiong Dennis Zheng was fatally shot during a robbery, according to Chicago police. 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. The officer then shot the gunman twice as he advanced on the officer. We sent the video to the UCPD late Tuesday. The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report. grade A+. I went to Hyde Park High School, which is walking distance from here. "One of the reasons we chose this area is because we thought it was a little bit safer, relatively speaking, compared to the other areas around Hyde Park, so just to hear about this incident, yeah, it definitely scares me," said Francis Choi, graduate student. The University of Chicago released a statement Tuesday afternoon confirming the victim was a recent graduate of the college. It hurts, and our entire city deserves better.. about-crime. 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. Brown did acknowledge that an increase in police presence could cause hesitancy, particularly in Black and brown communities. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco stated that the shooting and robbery occurred around 5 a.m. this morning in the Lake Padgett area. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was killed in a Hyde Park shooting near the University of Chicago campus Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police said. Three people, including a 6-year-old girl, were shot after a home invasion in Land O'Lakes on Friday. Brown said 16 new officers would be added to the Wentworth District, which includes Hyde Park, after the new year. She was. 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.. ", "I just remember the cadence of the shots," He said. When class ended, his students were paralyzed by fear upon realizing what had happened, Foreman said. About two hours earlier, someone fired shots from a Hyundai Sonata blocks away at 53rd Street and South Harper Avenue, according to a security alert from the University of Chicago. Poles needs to make sure Eberflus maintains significant input. Those who spoke at the rally had a mix of opinions. The killing happened in the middle of the day, a half-mile from where the crowd was gathered and that was why they were rallying. Craig Futterman, a clinical professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School and resident dean in the college, said the university should be wary of having a performative reaction to make people feel more at ease as opposed to fundamentally addressing the issues that exist in reality. It was jarring to see the university offer more police so quickly in response to Zhengs death, she said. 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. "We're a community here of individuals. Chicago Police Board President Ghian Foreman said he was once shot at while growing up in the Hyde Park-Kenwood area. Hours earlier, a 15-year-old boy was killed in a shooting in West Chatham. The probability of something happening to you is slim. Probably not me, Cai said. CHICAGO - A 17-year-old girl was shot in the head inside a home in Hyde Park on Wednesday morning. Could new DNA tech crack the JonBenet Ramsey case? Fortunately, it was a scrape from diving under a car.". The gunman is not affiliated with the university, according to a university spokesman. CHICAGO A 15-year-old boy was critically injured following a shooting Monday afternoon on the South Side. They wanted more shuttle routes for students, and for the university to design a committee to address violence in the neighborhood. In an email to Kenwood families, Principal Karen Calloway called the teen a member of the school community.. All of us at Chicago Public Schools are saddened to learn of the loss of another young life and we extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and community members impacted by this tragedy, CPS officials wrote in a statement. 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. I didnt want to believe that I would no longer be able to see my baby.
