5 shot at MLK celebration. Ha!

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Report: At least 5 shot during Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Miami
CBS News ^ | January 16, 2017 | Crimesider Staff
Posted on 1/16/2017, 5:37:01 PM by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Police at the scene of a shooting that left at least five injured during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Miami. Three people were transported by emergency personnel to a hospital, and others brought themselves in for treatment after a shooting during a Miami Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, reports CBS Miami.

A law enforcement source told the station that at least five people were shot during the incident, which occurred at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park. The source said two of the wounded were in critical condition.

The station reports that one person is in custody, and a gun believed to be used in the shooting has been recovered. Celebrants had gathered at the park following the city’s annual parade to honor the civil rights icon. Police have not said if a motive in the incident is known.

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10 Killed, 29 Wounded In MLK Day Weekend Shootings [Chicago]
CBS Chicago ^ | January 17, 2017 | Staff
Posted on 1/17/2017, 9:10:21 AM by C19fan

At least 39 people have been shot across Chicago over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend, leaving 10 dead.

The latest killing happened at 11:36 a.m. Monday in the West Side Austin neighborhood, where a vehicle pulled up to 24-year-old Allante Elmore on a porch near his home in the 4800 block of West Hubbard, and shot him repeatedly, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died.

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Report: At least 5 shot during Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Miami
CBS News ^ | January 16, 2017 | Crimesider Staff
Posted on 1/16/2017, 5:37:01 PM by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Police at the scene of a shooting that left at least five injured during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Miami. Three people were transported by emergency personnel to a hospital, and others brought themselves in for treatment after a shooting during a Miami Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, reports CBS Miami.

A law enforcement source told the station that at least five people were shot during the incident, which occurred at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park. The source said two of the wounded were in critical condition.

The station reports that one person is in custody, and a gun believed to be used in the shooting has been recovered. Celebrants had gathered at the park following the city’s annual parade to honor the civil rights icon. Police have not said if a motive in the incident is known.

TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society;

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