Checking in to see if there was any new info about the shooting up in Kent, Washington that was by the Kent Cornucopia Days Festival.

Now the Kent Police are looking into possible gang ties for the shooting.  They had another incident where they found another young man shot in the neck in Renton which they think he was shot while trying to retaliate for the earlier shooting..  Just crazy..  Renton is my old home town..!!!

Here is part of the article:

“There were about 20 people, plus 10 to 15 customers in there when the shooting happened, so it was a pretty busy place at that moment,” Kent police spokesman Paul Peterson said.

About two hours later, at 9:40 p.m., an 18-year-old man stumbled into a convenience store parking lot near the Renton Transit Center and collapsed from a gunshot wound to the neck, Renton police said.

Click the link below to read the new article about this..

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Seattle PI Article
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For about one year now, my mother decided to start a business (rather small) and go to little craft shows and festivals to sell her custom made jewelry.  So this past weekend she had a booth set up at Kent Cornucopia days.  (My Parents live in the Greater Seattle area)

I got an email from her this morning about how well she did since this was a 3 day (all weekend) show.  Then in the email she mentioned a shooting right down the street.  In the email I don’t this she was really sure what really happened.  So I was going through more email and I get a daily email from the Seattle area (I lived there for 32 years) and of course this was one of the headlines.

Here was the headline:  ‘Police search for suspect in youth’s fatal shooting’

A 17 year old was shot to death in the head going in to a local Arby’s restaurant.

Police have not ruled out that the shooting was gang related. During the argument, the gunman pulled out a handgun and fired rounds.

The teen’s identity had not been officially released Sunday morning.

Detectives ask that anyone with information contact them at 253-856-5800 or Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound at 800-CRIME-13.

However, no one from the festival was hurt or injured and my mom had a really great selling weekend!

Related Links:
Kent Cornucopia Days
Seattle PI Story
Weber’s Originals

Back on the 20th I wrote about an unrelated shooting spree in Chicago..

Well today they found 3 more dead in a home in a crime plagued neighborhood. On CNN (this article) talks more about it but the police state that these 3 deaths are not connected to other recent shootings, or deaths, or however you want to look at it.

Things seem to be out of control and maybe cause its in the mainstream news now.

Here is a little blurb:
Last week, police found five people found dead in a ransacked home. Those deaths brought the number of people shot to death in Chicago in less than a week to more than a dozen.

The latest deaths come just days after Mayor Richard Daley met with more than two dozen officials from religious groups, police, schools and social service agencies to talk about what’s causing the violence and how to stop it.

Police have stepped up patrols, put SWAT officers and specialized units on the street, and increased their fire power by using combat rifles.

Hopefully they can figure something out cause it’s getting crazy..!!!

According to WLS Chicago, There have been over 31 people shot including 6 who were killed since Friday.

Most of these shootings are not related. So what’s going on this weekend?

News Blurb:
The victims of the weekend’s gun violence range in age from 12 - 65. Police say they include innocents and gang members alike. Of the more than 26 injured since midnight Thursday, six have died, including 34-year-old Marcus Hendricks and 65-year-old Ricardo Sanchez.

I think this is insane. I wonder if it is all the same people or different people.  Gangs or no gangs? Just seems alarming to me.  Fortunately only 6 died and not all 31 people. Hopefully Chicago PD can figure out something and put all this together.

It might just be some bizarre full moon random shooting spree and the numbers are stacking up..