Illinois State Rep. Jaime Andrade (D-Chicago) said he gets calls about shootings in the Albany Park area daily.
A war zone. That’s how a state lawmaker describes a North Side neighborhood where bullets flew through a family’s window—narrowly missing a 7-year-old girl.READ MORE:Dario Agudo says his daughter was finishing homework Sunday night when a bullet missed her by inches.Agudo’s newly installed security camera captured the gunshots. Now the family is looking to move out of their home of 20 years.
“I totally believe, like, when it’s your time it’s your time, no matter where you are; but I don’t wanna take those chances if it continues, the violence, like this.” Dario The family lives near Drake and Ainslie. They say they hear gunshots on their block two to three times per week. The problems caught the attention of an Illinois lawmaker.Andrade said he gets calls about shootings in the area daily.
On YouTube, we found videos of nine other shootings at the intersection just within the past 15 months.Public Health Director Dr. Allison Arwady Says Department Is Doing Everything It Can To Ease Concerns About School Amid COVID-19 SurgeAndrade: “17th District needs more police officers. We need to enforce the laws that we have. The judges can’t be afraid to sentence these criminals. We have to prosecute these cases.
Andrade pointed out that if no people are hit, Chicago police often classify shootings as “criminal damage to property” as they did Sunday.“This should be classified as damage to personal property by gunfire. There has to be a difference, because this gets lumped to just as if someone threw a rock through a window, and it can’t be,” he said.He’s just happy he’s dealing with broken glass—and not a broken heart.They did say they are investigating the shooting at Agudo’s home.
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