2 Shot in Lake View After Alderman Calls for More Police

CHICAGO, IL - An overnight shooting near Belmont and Sheffield in Lake View is being called gang related.

Two people, one 16-year-old boy and one 25-year-old man, are in good condition after the shooting at 3:15 a.m. Friday, according to Crime in Wrigleyville and Boystown and other media reports.

Neither victim was cooperating with police.

Those involved in the shooting are believed to be gang members and part of the notorious Latin Kings, who have a strong presence on the city’s South and West sides.

Several alleged members of the Latin Kings were arrested recently for gang-related offenses in one of the city’s largest takedowns ever.

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No one is in custody for the early Friday shooting, which occurred just doors away from the office of 44th Ward Ald. Tom Tunney.

Tunney addressed the recent crime wave that’s taken place in the neighborhood, much of which is in the 19th Police District.

“We will not tolerate crime in Lakeview,” Tunney wrote in his weekly ward newsletter released Thursday. “I have been aggressively working with the police department and Mayor Emanuel for more police resources in our area. I believe these increases are necessary to positively impact safety in the ward.”

He said other measures that could be taken include the creation of new block clubs, an expansion of private security, new street lighting and more security cameras.