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More gunfire ripped through Uptown on Easter Sunday as the neighborhood’s reignited gang war continued to cause concern for local residents.
At least nine shots were fired just before 5 p.m. near Racine and Sunnyside, the same spot where shots rang out last Tuesday. Once again, no one was injured on Sunday, but the relentless paces of the shooting attempts make it clear that a rival gang is not giving up on their efforts to draw blood.
Once again, witnesses reported seeing an all-black Jeep Compass in the area at the time of the gunfire. Similarly-described vehicles have been seen in the area of several recent incidents.
Police believe the car was shot up by rival gang members from the Rogers Park neighborhood who have been engaged in a month-long battle since two persons were shot in the 1000 block of West Argyle on March 19th, according to a source.
Last Tuesday, two persons were detained and two guns were recovered after shots rang out in the 4400 block of North Racine around 5:45 p.m. Officers found several parked cars with bullet holes and shattered windows nearby.
A search of an apartment building stairwell resulted in two arrests and the recovery of a firearm in the 4400 block of North Racine. Another handgun was found about an hour later on the same block.
On March 26, a 24-year-old woman was shot in her right leg as she walked in the 800 block of West Agatite, about a block from where Saturday’s gunfire rang out.
On March 24, several people were shaken up, but none were injured after shots were fired in the 900 block of West Eastwood. In that incident, witnesses reported that two men drove a Jeep Cherokee into an alley around 10:25 a.m. The men emerged from the Jeep and opened fire with a silver handgun. They then returned to the vehicle and sped away westbound.
