I'm moving to Montana...ugh.

i live across the street and watched just about everything happen after the gunshots went off... i have lived here for 24 yrs and never seen anything happen and now these people turn Burbank upside down.. this is the 3rd time and besides this in April the same family had their car set on fire which caught the garage again gang related... BURBANK NEEDS TO KICK THEM OUT AND SEIZE THE HOUSE !!!!

waste of money taking gang bangers to hospital

FYI my family member was shot there last night she is not in a gang and didn't know that anyone that lived there was in a gang or never wouldve went there. She doesnt even live anywhere near there. It was the first time she went to that house EVER last night and was invited to go there from a mutual friend(aquaintance) They need to put all there asses in jail and throw away the key. Never would she had gone there if she knew about previous troubles that were happening from that house.

Gangs are everywhere...it's about time people realized it and this just brings it to light, these suburban politicians can no longer keep it a secret. The gang problem isn't just black or hispanic, in the suburbs there are more white kids in gangs than minorities, so there's nobody to blame except the parents who allow their children to be involved in gang or criminal activity. Police, parents, neighbors, and the communities can put a stop to this if they really tried. I'm Just Saying...

Time to take our town back! Gangs are an unwanted blight on our community.

I need to start attending town meetings. I was never really concerned about gang crime in Burbank until now. I know my neighbors and we watch out for each other but this is scary.

How dare any of you say who should be helped by a hospital and who shouldnt. If that was your brother sister cousin friend it would be a different story. Some people involved were victims. People were shot. Wrong place wrong time. Who are any of you to judge or assume. All ignorant people.

You can not tell me some of those people didnt know they were at a gang members house that is a lie....and if one of my relatives was a gang member and it came down to him getting help i would say let him die because gang members dont care who they kill each other or the inisent so why should they get help....gang members are useless to society let them all die

You people live with your eyes closed this has been comming for a while now you all hide behind your blinds these are your neighbors kids that are bringing city gang crime to burbank open your eyes come out of your houses take the town back

I grew up very close to that area and still live in a nearby suburb. I have family that lives a few blocks away and it is a shame that this is happening in what was once a safe suburb. They need to press these people out of Burbank before it becomes the suburban Englewood.

This just me! Get the scum out of Burbank. Used to be a safe place to live and walk around without worrying about being shot. Now the gas stations are being held up, murders, robberies, gang violence. Get the hell out scumbags!!!!!

http://www.bustedmugshots.com/illinois/chicago/saul-rizzo/58803661

Wake up Burbank residents! Gangs exist EVERWHERE! Not just the city. Why is everyone acting SO shocked??? This is not the first shooting. It's been going on for years and getting worse! There was a shooting in April on 83rd and Narraganset and just last month a shooting on Sayre. Get involved with your community! ~ 26 year resident

so he incriminates himself as being drunk and consuming alcohol at 19 and is this gonna be an arrest on the parents for having an underage drinking party and endangering the lives of people or in this case a bunch of criminals...lets see how it plays out, my kids go to this school and these thug vatos need to get booted out or the next time the neighbors are gonna be the ones firing at these chumps....

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When the city of chicago went to tearing down all the jncubaters, the gang bangers and wanna be thugs and their parent....and or baby daddy needed to land somewhere....all those nere-do-wells wond up in the burbs...which is EXACTLY where good ole mayor dick daley wanted them to go...do yourselves a favor.......MOVE OUT.....cause it. will NEVER change !

Correction one of the victims is not a gang member get your facts right. And no she did not know she was going to an affiliated house. If she had she would not have gone! How dare you sat things like this when you have no clue who it is.

Lorraine Swanson why don't you get your facts right before posting a story. One of the four victims was not a gang member and never was ever in a gang and doesn't live in that house or in that neighborhood. Maybe the other 3 were possible gang members but she isn't. It was the first time she was ever at that house and was brought there by a so called friend and has not ever have seen any of the people at that house before in her life. Her mistake she said was letting her so called friend her take her there. So maybe you should repost your story with the corrected facts you were just given.

FR,
You're also welcome to contact me at lorraine.swanson@patch.com and I will talk to you on 8/11. Sorry about your friend/family member. I hope she's okay. Make sure you talk to Burbank P.D. so they have the correct info.

If you knowingly associate yourself with a gang or gang member, yes you ARE a gang member...and please don't insult our intelligence by pretending they didn't know of any gang affiliation because these clowns wear it on their sleeve like some badge of pride. Lets get back to the core of the problem...WHY are you kids out at 3a.m.? and why don't you know who they are with? The above poster is correct, Mr. Daley has been running the lowlifes out of the city for years and he has succeded in polluting our suburban communities which have police forces that are ill equiped to handle such street violence. I noticed it starting about 10 yrs ago...starts with something as simple as graffiti...next thing you know they're hanging in the park after hours. If you don't pay attention to your children's whereabouts they will be drawn in by this riff raff and by the time you realize it they have an attitude and its too late.

Gangbangers should all be put in a stadium and the last one standing is the King. After declaring him the King then he should be put to death. We are and have been for a long time a soft society, America has become a joke the way we deal with criminals. If you rape, molest or murder someone then you should be put to death. The criminals fear nothing because they are allowed to keep doing what they do, that's because there are idiots out there that think they have rights even after being found guilty of committing the most horrific crimes. Put them to death!

Parents- pay more attention to your kids. Young people usually join gangs because they are looking for attention and structure. If they do not find within family they go out to look for it. As sad as it is, gangs gave them feeling of belonging. :(
Neighbors should watch their streets. If you see something going on and have suspicions, go and report it,even as a anonymous tip. Some of the sitiations may be prevented.

People are just there at the wrong place, at the wrong time. gangmembers are idiots & they don't care of anyone but themselves. they don't see how bad they can hurt inocent people , they try to protect their "hood" but all they are doin is makin it hard for people to live there. younger kids pay the price ,, because their parents would let them out because the violence there is out at the parks,streets. i'm sorry for what happen to your cousin but she shoukdnt have been somewhere where she didnt know anyone o where she was goin. Are parents taught us that when we ware young. & if she knew there was beer come on we all know teenagers +beer = bad sutuation. Nothing good ever goes down with a bunch of teenagers&beer. & if it was gang related,, how did the shooter know where he had to go.. mmm well because someone had to tell him , someone that was there. See your own group of friends ,, you cant even trust. yes we all kno who are friends are , so yes im pretty sure most people at that house knew burthday boy &his friends ware gang members. I know these idiots &trust me you see these lowlifes in the streets & you kno right away what they are up too. Teenagers enjoy your life! It's better to be callef a lame & be home by curfew than be out at 3:00am gettin shot at.

Gangs should be rounded up and put in camps. Oh, and the chick that was shot: choose better friends, if you hang with losers you're a loser yourself.

i think its time we all conceal and carry so we can get rid of these losers ourselves....they know we cant have a weapon as legal citizens so they do whatever they want...chances of a good citizen having a gun on them illegally are slim...so they have no fear at all of being stopped....let us have a weapon and stand a chance if we ever have a problem that has the need for self defense.....if we start scaring them then they will either slow down substantially or stop all together.....I could be wrong but if we dont try how will we know....GUN CONTROL=USING BOTH HANDS

I grew up in Burbank as well, and am an alumna of Reavis, when we talked about gangs, we meant the bunch of kids we hung out with from school. My family left the west side of Chicago, and now the west side of Chicago and Burbank have a common thread. Burbank had been a nice blue collar community and Reavis was a nice high school and some of went to college and have careers. I am sad as I lives near this address and also walked by it daily as I went to Tobin School. We never worried. Life was so simple then......

Don't think so Rick you are oblivious too. We are not nor ever were or are in a gang. You do not know everything or your name would be God! My kids are college grads with good degrees and are probably smarter than you. So until you know the right info you are in no position to judge my family by one incident. I wish myself that my teenage family member didn't go there that night and believe me whoever did this will be found by the police and go rot in jail. And I'm sure your mr perfect and never as a teenager went out late to a friends acquaintance house or party before in your lifetime. So you are an epic fail.

And if you see me at cook county jail it will be when we prosecute the asshole that did this.

I'm sorry your family member was a victim of gang violence! It happens every day! You certainly don't have to be in a gang to be affected by gang violence. Babies are shot outside playing and through the windows of their own homes. I truly hope your family member recovers and some how makes a difference in this world. My prayers are with her.

Thank you sooo much Lisa for understanding our situation. You couldn't have said it any better. My family and I really do appreciate your understanding and prayers. My family member is recovering and we are taking the next steps to prosecute who ever did this including people that lived at that house thst were involved. Thank You Thank You Thank You

I have been a burbank resident for 20 years, recently unemployed I had to seek medical attention at medical center on state rd and received excellent care, however the good majority of the patients "no habla english". Welcome to Burbank where the streets are lined with gold, great free health care ! Over crowd and disrespect our area! welcome!! P.S. thanks for the tax increase! cicero here we go!

I know I am about the 200th post on this story and will be repeating what all others have said but it is so true. The south suburbs have continued to go down the tubes. Gangs, Drugs, Section 8 Homes, Bank Robberies. I lived in Oak Lawn and once upon a time that neighborhood never had any concerns. Now you cannot walk around the block alone. I just recently moved because I could not stand what is happening. Instead of spending tax payers money on getting an American Idol to the fest or upgrading the flower pots how about hiring more police to patrol and take control of our neighborhoods. Then we can think about other things. Why can't these mayors see these things. Stop being indenial and appreciate the truth once in awhile.

someone told these people how it is. bravo burbank homeowner. The "inocent girl" that got shot, well her cousin is dating a rival gang member. So how couldnt she knew . Its a bunch b.s she knew damb right. Stop makinbexcuses for what family or friend members do. She would have never got shot ig she wasnt there ar 330 am drinking beer.. which is illegal for a girl her age. So she has some blame too. Yes gang members are idiots that dont care for anyone , not even themselves because they risk themselves to get kill. But we can make bettet choices not to be there so nothing like this can happen. There is alot white people there are worst than mexicans. White oeople are know for being crackheads & i seen alot white girls being little sluts with gang members.. why you think they got the name white trash. White are as bad as mexicans. How did this go from the shootin ,, to blaming mexicans. Stop blaming others , for are own bad decisions. Everyone there had some fault there. The parents, teenagers drinkin or even on drugs,, and gang members. Dont blame no one but these people.

@Amy&J I agree people need to stop playing the blame game and grow up. Also how many of us at that age didn't sneak alcohol at parties. The issue at that house was that there was no noise and they were actually just having a good time. Were they wrong for drinking of course they are minors, but that was not the reason for the shooting. Unfortunitly society does a good job teaching people to play the blame game. One of the people that keeps posting dumb comments happens to have one of those white trash daughters that is a slut. I do pray that everything gets better at that house. The MOTHER is a hard working woman who is working hard to keep her and her children financially stable, and this just really has affected her. I WONDER WHY THIS ARTICLE NEVER STATED THAT ONE OF THE PEOPLE THERE WAS A 23 YEAR OLD GIRL WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR CONTRIBUTING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR FOR CONSUMPTION. His mother as well was arrested but again we as parents can try hard not to allow our kids to drink but can not control what their friends bring. (in my day they were called BEER RUNS)

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And he isn't Mexican, or Arab, or Black

burbank home owner OPEN UR PINCHE OHOS! Quit belly achin about eatin beans and potatos. Properly spelled POTATOS. Nobody gave me a check to move here with disregard if I was able to pay it back.I have 4 homes on the block which are now vacant.If they ate POTATOS and beans thats their choice. Nobody forced them here. You want benefits here ?? LEARN ENGLISH. We didnt have these problems 10 years ago further more Im sure the home owner pays taxes they just have 15 people living with them!! Perhaps u should shut ur mouth

You claim you drive your kids everywhere. Do you not feel they are safe to walk? Didn't have this problem years ago. You claim we "hate mexicans" then why do you choose to live here?? Perhaps you'd be more comfortable living in little village. I moved here to flee the trash that over took marquette park however the undesireables are trickling in. I agree with confiscating their home and evictions, hell half the neigborhoods already vacant

I've been here since 1981 granted I was a child when we moved here. My parents chose to live here because the loved the house they bought. It was different back in the 1980s. I could ride my bike everywhere and not be afraid. Child abductions were rarely heard of back then. I pay taxes just like everyone else. I am happy here and do not need to move anywhere.

What is wrong with some of you people on here? I am not a racist or bigot. There are good and bad in every race white, black, Mexican, Arab, etc. And how dare any of you say that any kind of race doesnt belong here. It's called America. So if Mexicans belong in Mexico and Chinese belong in china etc..then if your white where do you belong? You must have a nationality white just ain't white so then we can say if your German then you belong in germany and if your polish you belong in poland and the list goes on. Being white doesn't make you any better to live in America than anyone else. And No I am not Mexican either if that's what you think I am White but I am not a racist like some of you posting comments on here. And fyi when you are 20 years of age you don't have a curfew so you can go out of your house at anytime to go to work, a store, a persons house etc.no matter if it was 330 am or 330 pm. And to Rick you narrow minded piece of crap my niece that got shot is not a chick and is not a loser she works a full time job and a lot of overtime and is not a gang member so unless you know the facts I suggest you shut your pie hole your probably one of the ones sitting on unemployment checks for 99 weeks while me and my family members work hard to pay into the system that pays you out to sit on your butt at home. Oh and sorry our health care is not free unlike yours we have good size premiums taken from our paychecks to have good health coverage every paycheck. You're a Loser.

@ Lorraine Swanson I will be contacting you as your request about fixing the information posted in the first story that was wrong info given and I am glad that you and your paper will do a follow up on this article with the correct info on my relative. Thank You. And the Burbank Police dept Now have the correct info after they came to the hospital and have all the evidence and statements to prosecute whoever did this and the police know that my relative was not a gang member nor ever was.

All this arguing is pointless. It's not a matter of who is more "right" or who is offended. The problem needs to be addressed by the authorities as well as by strong village ordinances and laws. We must participate in city council meetings and create such strong laws that gang bangers and other ne'er do wells feel the need to move elsewhere. Property seizure is one way to do this. If the city seized vehicles of unlicensed, revoked license and suspended license drivers (which they seem to pull over frequently) half these people wouldn't even drive through Burbank, let alone move here. We could auction the vehicles and hire more cops or fund schools.

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We need conceal and carry passed in Illinois. An armed society is a polite society. I carry a Utah cc permit that allows me to carry in 30 states but not in Illinois. Citizens that have weapons need to know how to use them. Join a range and shoot. Get instruction. Be informed if you decide to use a weapon to stop an intruder. You will be in a world of s h t if you kill someone with your weapon. Vote for our second amendment rights.justice, liberty and freedom for all.

the girls that were there were gonna get a train ran on them thats why they were there at 3:30 in the am they wanted some sex and they wanted more than one guy thats why they were invited thats the truth amd if u dont like it then hide your kids hide your wife the gangbangers out here trying to run trains on them lmao

Lets be real here people ........first off bad things happen but its over with lets just hope everyone comes out alive ....and secondly coming from a younger female 2 years out of highschool ( shying away from the "nightlife" from other girls disgusting mortifiying stories) lets just say they're not playing board games...nothing good goes on past midnight and in a teenage guys mind thats deff a booty call...

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