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* After the assassinations of two Minnesota legislators and then Charlie Kirk, pretty much everyone in this business is on edge…
* Shaw Local…
Shorewood police responded to three reports of gunfire Tuesday morning, and two residences were damaged.
Officers were called to the area of Ca-Crest Drive and Highland Drive for a report of shots fired at 4:50 a.m. but were initially unable to find anyone in the area or evidence of damage, according to a statement from the Shorewood Police Department. […]
Shorewood police said in their statement that the owners of the two impacted homes do not know each other and have no common known affiliations.
* Shorewood police say they have a suspect in custody…
Thanks to the help of many neighbors sharing their videos with us, our officers and detectives were able to identify the vehicle and suspect involved in this mornings shootings. We are happy to report that the suspect has been taken into custody. We will release more information when it is available, but for now residents can be assured that there is no further threat from this person.
* Isabel reached out to the Senator. Here’s her report…
Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel said she has not been notified whether the shooting at her home was politically motivated.
In the moments after the shot was discovered, she said she was shocked. Cappel noted that she generally keeps a low profile, but the incident made her reconsider the risks elected officials face. “It really made me think that sometimes it just doesn’t matter if you’re a Republican or a Democrat,” she said. “Somebody is always just not going to like you because of the party you’re affiliated with.”
She added that she is still processing what happened. “I think [the recent political violence] has legislators and electeds looking over their shoulders a bit more and being a lot more cautious because of the climate of our political world right now,” Cappel said.
Cappel said her adult children were at her home at the time of the shooting.
“Now they have to deal with this, and worry that their mom’s going to be murdered, even though we don’t know the motive of it, but, you know, that’s just on their mind,” Cappel said. “So that’s the hard part, the kids dealing with it.”
Cappel said she has previously taken steps to increase her security, installing cameras and fencing at her home. After Melissa Hortman, the Democratic speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, was assassinated in June, she also added security at her office. She said she has been in contact with the Illinois State Police to conduct an assessment to see if there are any security gaps.
* On a related note, these two comments have now been hidden on a WSIU story about the Joe DeBose House campaign, but we have a screenshot…
Click here to read more about what appears to be the commenter. (If that link doesn’t work, click here for a pdf.)
* Related…
* ABC Chicago | Gov. Pritzker says threats increased to his office since Charlie Kirk shooting: Governor JB Pritzker said that in the days since Charlie Kirk’s assassination his office has seen an increase in the number of threats. “The number of threats that have come in over the last few days has been an enormous multiple of those that were coming in in the days before,” Pritzker said.
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Sep 17, 25 @ 12:34 pm
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I’m so old, I remember when people used politics to avoid violence.
Comment by Dotnonymous x Wednesday, Sep 17, 25 @ 12:44 pm
Looks like the FB account went private.
Comment by Big Dipper Wednesday, Sep 17, 25 @ 12:47 pm
So sad and distrubing to hear this.
Comment by Chicago Voter Wednesday, Sep 17, 25 @ 1:02 pm
National news has it and everyone in this part of the world is terrified at worst and mildly panicked at best.
If this was political, going after Senator Cappel is wild. She is one of the most reasonable, thoughtful, dedicated public servants you can have.
She actively wants to make peoples lives better and government to just work.
Comment by VK Wednesday, Sep 17, 25 @ 1:06 pm
==Looks like the FB account went private.
It’s accessible right now–he might have removed some content after he got attention which is, I guess good. He seems like a delight.
Best wishes to the Senator. We’ll see what was behind the gun fire, but it’s not very comforting if it wasn’t politically motivated, but I find myself still pulling for that.
Comment by ArchPundit Wednesday, Sep 17, 25 @ 1:07 pm
The history of humans is more the history of war than peace.
Comment by Dotnonymous x Wednesday, Sep 17, 25 @ 1:15 pm
Does this guy have foid card? Maybe the cops should be checking in on him?
Comment by Captain Obvious Wednesday, Sep 17, 25 @ 1:18 pm
Interesting that many of these electeds (not all) were pretty lax ion their reaction when educators were getting death threats and threats of violence. Even now they don’t seem to worried when superintendents like me get them. I get them every year.
If it has never happened to you I can tell you it is worrisome. I can fend for myself (and have to because the police don’t do a heck of a lot) and I have my ccl. But my spouse and children don’t. I don’t live in the district I work in and my address is not public. My kids don’t live at home anymore but I hate telling my wife when I get these.
Comment by JS Mill Wednesday, Sep 17, 25 @ 2:17 pm
JS, certainly MAGA-electeds. What’s worse, Gym Jordan and his cohorts politicized DOJ’s efforts to try and deal with the problem.
Comment by Norseman Wednesday, Sep 17, 25 @ 2:32 pm