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-- Obama's Sons Strike Again!! Left-Wing Gun Nuts Strike Again!! Chicago: Elderly man shot to death, robbed on Far South Side
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Ramon F. Cabanaboy
Mar 4, 2013, 8:04:56 AM3/4/13
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Obama's Sons Strike Again!! Left-Wing Gun Nuts Strike Again!!
Chicago: Elderly man shot to death, robbed on Far South Side
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9013183
March 2, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- William Strickland, 72, was murdered
outside his own home while waiting for a ride to a medical
appointment.
Police say they are still looking for the two men robbed and shot him
in the gangway outside his home in the 400 block of east 95th Street
near King Drive on the South Side.
The shocking attack happened as William Strickland headed to an early
morning medical appointment.
More: Stop the Violence"I don't think he deserves this," said Raymond
Pritchett, Strickland's brother-in-law. "The man was going to
dialysis. He goes every Saturday morning and to me, whoever did this
was watching him all the time."
It happened around 3:30 Saturday morning as the man walked out of his
south side home in the 400-block of East 95th Street.
He was headed to a waiting ride he'd scheduled to take him to a
standing kidney dialysis appointment.
Friends say Strickland had been undergoing treatment for about five
years and went three times a week, and early on Saturdays, to get it
out of the way.
"They're really hurting, because you wouldn't expect nothing like this
to happen. For somebody to do something like that is just plain
heartless," said family friend Cornelius Southern.
Police say Strickland was standing in a gangway between two houses
when two attackers walked up, robbed him and shot him multiple times.
The driver of the Pace van, there for the pick-up, neighbors and the
man's family, heard the shots.
"He's trying to save his life by going to dialysis and someone comes
along takes it," said neighbor Maurice Price.
Sixth Ward Alderman Roderick Sawyer commented about the violence in
his community while attending an anti-violence forum with area
clergy.
"The message is that this has to stop. I can't stand another day of
thinking about a senior, a child being murdered in our community in
the city of Chicago. We have come together," Sawyer said.
Strickland lived in the Brainerd neighborhood for 30-some years with
his wife, daughter and grandchildren. Friends and Neighbors describe
the retired steel mill worker as friendly and willing to lend a
helping hand.
"Nice person, didn't bother nobody, minded his own business,"
Pritchett said.
Police were still following leads Saturday evening, hoping to find the
two individuals responsible for the slaying.
-----
How's That Hopey-Changey Thing Working Out For You?
Chicago: Elderly man shot to death, robbed on Far South Side
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=9013183
March 2, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- William Strickland, 72, was murdered
outside his own home while waiting for a ride to a medical
appointment.
Police say they are still looking for the two men robbed and shot him
in the gangway outside his home in the 400 block of east 95th Street
near King Drive on the South Side.
The shocking attack happened as William Strickland headed to an early
morning medical appointment.
More: Stop the Violence"I don't think he deserves this," said Raymond
Pritchett, Strickland's brother-in-law. "The man was going to
dialysis. He goes every Saturday morning and to me, whoever did this
was watching him all the time."
It happened around 3:30 Saturday morning as the man walked out of his
south side home in the 400-block of East 95th Street.
He was headed to a waiting ride he'd scheduled to take him to a
standing kidney dialysis appointment.
Friends say Strickland had been undergoing treatment for about five
years and went three times a week, and early on Saturdays, to get it
out of the way.
"They're really hurting, because you wouldn't expect nothing like this
to happen. For somebody to do something like that is just plain
heartless," said family friend Cornelius Southern.
Police say Strickland was standing in a gangway between two houses
when two attackers walked up, robbed him and shot him multiple times.
The driver of the Pace van, there for the pick-up, neighbors and the
man's family, heard the shots.
"He's trying to save his life by going to dialysis and someone comes
along takes it," said neighbor Maurice Price.
Sixth Ward Alderman Roderick Sawyer commented about the violence in
his community while attending an anti-violence forum with area
clergy.
"The message is that this has to stop. I can't stand another day of
thinking about a senior, a child being murdered in our community in
the city of Chicago. We have come together," Sawyer said.
Strickland lived in the Brainerd neighborhood for 30-some years with
his wife, daughter and grandchildren. Friends and Neighbors describe
the retired steel mill worker as friendly and willing to lend a
helping hand.
"Nice person, didn't bother nobody, minded his own business,"
Pritchett said.
Police were still following leads Saturday evening, hoping to find the
two individuals responsible for the slaying.
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How's That Hopey-Changey Thing Working Out For You?
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