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Chiraq – October Surprise

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Good Morning, Chiraq!!!  From CBS2, “Chicago Soars Past 600 Homicides After Bloody October“.

With 78 homicides, October was the second deadliest month of 2016, and Chicago surpassed 600 homicides for the first time in more than a decade.

chiraq_oct2016_shooting_trend_hjThe last time Chicago had at least 600 homicides in a single year was 2003.

Homicides and non-fatal shootings have skyrocketed in 2016, with 605 homicides and more than 3,600 shooting victims through the end of October.

In October, there were 78 homicides and 427 shooting victims. Only August had more homicides, when 90 people were slain in Chicago. It was the bloodiest month in the city in 20 years.

 

Final October Totals Year to Date
Shot & Killed: 73 Shot & Killed: 585
Shot & Wounded: 348 Shot & Wounded: 3117
Total Shot: 421 Total Shot: 3702
Total Homicides: 79 Total Homicides: 654

**Hey Jackass – Illustrating Chicago Values

Lights Out For Hillary

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Here’s the latest October Surprise courtesy of the Washington Post, “FBI to conduct new investigation of emails from Clinton’s private server“.

 

hillary_lights_out_rev01x250The FBI will investigate whether additional classified material is contained in emails sent using Hillary Clinton’s private email server while she was secretary of state, FBI director James Comey informed congressional leaders Friday.

The announcement appears to restart the FBI’s probe of Clinton’s server, less than two weeks before the presidential election, an explosive development that could shape the campaign’s final days.

It’s either Lights Out or Lock Her Up for Hillary.