By Tracy Swartz
RedEye
North Lawndale saw two homicides Sunday, bringing its homicide toll for the year to 18 victims.
On Sunday, a 16-year-old male was shot to death in the 1500 block of South Christiana Avenue and a 41-year-old man was stabbed to death in the 1900 block of South Trumbull Avenue, according to police information.
This year, there have been 16 shooting deaths and two stabbing deaths in North Lawndale, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. Sixteen of the victims were male, two were female; all were black.
Citywide, 17 homicides have been recorded so far this month. Police logged 38 murders in November 2008.
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PattiCake said:
Andre Brooks, may he R.I.P Venita White has been like an older sister to me, I've been in her family life for 20 years, Nita is a good person, always has a smile, nobody really know what was going on or went on, Please keep her kids in pray and her youngest child which she had by Andre because the child lost 2 parents in one day...Pat
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