Blood on the Sidewalk

"Welcome to Chicago"

This phrase was uttered to me one night after I moved in, but I keep repeating it over and over when I see things happen that seem more chicago than louisville.

While the street that we live on is nice, the surrounding area seems a bit sketchy. There has been a rash of violence this summer, according to some. Now it appears to me that most of it is gang vs. gang stuff, but I still don't want to be the guy that catches a stray bullet.

There is a "problem corner" near by at Lawrence and Sheridan. In the two weeks or so there have been two shootings. I don't think the first one resulted in any deaths, but the second one did. For informational purposes, Lawrence is 4 blocks north and Sheridan is 2 blocks west...approximately. A web site that I read, uptown update, and another site both covered the event, but one had a particularly interesting picture that I thought I would share.

WARNING - If you don't want to see a picture of someone who got shot and killed, don't click the link. For what its worth, it is not a close up of the wound. *** homicide victim ***

I hope anyone does not think it disrespectful of me to link this picture. I am just linking it for informational purposes. The most telling part of this photo is that it is an excellent example of journalism in real-time. Notice that the police have not shown up and that the scene of the crime has not been secured. For those of you who don't want to view the picture, I understand. This blog post from uptown update has pictures of the scene after the police showed up and secured the area.