318 People Shot in Chicago on Halloween, Obama Declares State of Emergency

CHICAGO — More than 300 people were shot and 97 people were killed in shootings throughout the city this night in Chicago of 2016 in what many are calling the “PURGE”

That’s an increase in shootings and gun deaths compared to Halloween of 2015, when 134 people were wounded and 36 were slain in shootings.

This October , 446 people in total were slain in Chicago, with 137 dying from gunshot wounds.

Of the 209 people injured in shootings in Chicago last month(September), 35 were shot in West Englewood, the most of any of Chicago’s 77 community areas, based on a DNA info analysis.

Five of those wounded, including a 2-year-old girl, were shot in a single incident in the 6200 block of South Honore Street. In a separate West Englewood shooting, three kids — a 4-year-old girl, 17-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl, were shot. After being shot in her head, 4-year-old Jacele Johnson has been transferred to a Minnesota facility to help her recover from her injuries.

West Englewood also led the city in total shootings last month. The neighborhood was the site of 24 of the city’s 252 reported shootings compiled by DNA info.

President Obama has declared a state of emergency in Chicago in an attempt to diffuse the gang violence in the Windy City. He released a statement saying:

“I COME FROM THE SOUTHSIDE OF CHICAGO AND IT’S A SHAME KIDS ARE KILLING EACH OTHER OVER COLORS, IT’S JUST SAD AND I PROMISE BEFORE MY TERM AS PRESIDENT IS OVER TO CLEAN UP THE CITY”

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