It Was Only Saturday Night in Chicago: 21 Shot, 5 Cops Rammed by Silly Youth in Car
A large block party in Chicago escalated into violence, resulting in 21 people being shot and multiple police officers injured. The event, attended by around 500 teens, saw chaotic scenes including fights and a vehicle striking officers. An 18-year-old driver was arrested after hitting several officers while driving the wrong way.
- ▪Approximately 500 attendees gathered for a block party in Chicago.
- ▪The event turned violent, leading to 21 people being shot and multiple officers injured.
- ▪An 18-year-old driver was arrested after hitting officers while driving the wrong way.
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| Original publisher | HotAir |
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| Publication time | Sun, 24 May 2026 12:00:48 -0400 |
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It Was Only Saturday Night in Chicago: 21 Shot, 5 Cops Rammed by Silly Youth in Car Beege Welborn 12:00 PM | May 24, 2026 AP Photo/Alex Brandon And here is proof that Saturday night's alright for fighting, as the old song says.Turns out, if you're a 'silly' or 'stupid' youth in Mayor Brandon 'Bear of Little Brains' Johnson's Chicago, Saturday night on a long weekend will do just fine. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); See, what you do is break out the party favors, call a 'block party' - which, believe me, is very different than the ones your parents used to have with potato salad, grilled dinner items, and cold cans of Miller Highlife with well-behaved neighbors on…
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