Gang funeral procession stops to take out rival
Gang-bangers never stop gunning for their rivals -- even on the way to the cemetery.
Chicago gang history is full of examples of shootings involving funerals. In May 2000, a 5-year-old Evanston boy was wounded when a West Side funeral procession came under fire.
But an Oct. 21 shooting during a funeral procession for a slain Latin Kings gang member left even the most experienced gang watchers shaking their heads: The cars stopped to let someone in the procession shoot a rival gang member on the street.
"He probably thinks he can take justice into his own hands," one investigator said.
Karen Kerbis, an assistant Cook County state's attorney who handles gang cases, said the shooting demonstrates how entrenched gang violence is in Chicago.
"If people want to know why this won't end, just look at people who will stop in a funeral procession to shoot someone," she said.
