Of course not…..
What led to the violence? Ooooh I know the answer to this one!
In an amusing cohencidence, both shootings occurred in locations where police were already present.
Shootout leaves 1 dead, 13 injured at Washington Park picnic
The official number is 1 dead, 14 wounded now….
A shootout inside Washington Park left one man dead and 13 others injured Saturday night, according to Chicago police, putting it in a tie as the city’s worst shooting of the year.
Chicago police officers were already in the area monitoring a planned gathering in the park near the 5400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when multiple gunmen began shooting around 11:37 p.m., police said. Officers immediately reported “nonstop” gunfire over their radios as people ran for cover.
“They’re still shooting,” one officer said as the gunfire continued.
Cops were right there and they started shooting each other anyway.
2 dead, 8 hurt in NJ mass shooting, police say
Also, during the afternoon update, Steve Wilson, the police director for Trenton, New Jersey, said there was little to share as the investigation was still “in its infancy.”
Wilson said police were aware of the gathering and had been out to the area several times overnight. There may have even been police present at the scene when the shooting occurred, he said.
“That has yet to be confirmed, but I believe that’s where it’s going,” he said.
As a bonus, the mayor of Trenton did the meme!
In a statement on social media, Trenton Mayor W. Reed Gusciora said one of the victims who died — though the mayor did not provide additional identifying information — had recently returned to the community after a period of incarceration.
“We understand that one of the individuals who lost his life had been working to turn his life around after returning home from incarceration and had recently been recognized for his commitment to reentry and positive change,” the mayor wrote in a statement.
He wuz turnin’ his life ‘round!
Working to turn his life around means he hadn’t been arrested yet after being released from prison.
Twelve minutes and half a country apart but blacks still acting like blacks wherever they are found.