Over the weekend in Cicero, Illinois—a southwest suburb of Chicago—there were five total people shot, including one police officer and one person killed.
This comes just a week after eight people were shot, with three killed just south of Cicero in the Gage Park neighborhood.
The Gateway Pundit previously reported on the Gage Park incident, which has now been confirmed to be Venezuelan and likely illegals.
Recent reporting from WBBM Chicago indicates the shooter of the police officer has been identified as a known “street gang member.” Police have arrested 19-year-old Giovanni Saldivar.
At this time, it is undetermined whether or not the man is directly connected to Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan Transnational gang. However, Tren de Aragua-connected gang members have been known to be in the area.
This marks a considerable uptick in Cicero’s murder rate. According to Crimegrade.org, Cicero has a murder rate of 0.0432 murders in 1,000. In the last year, they have seen a spike in violence.
It’s relevant to note there have been considerable changes as Illinois’ sanctuary state status has funneled an influx of illegal immigrants to the City of Chicago. This has had a spillover effect in the suburbs.
In February of this year, The Gateway Pundit reported that there were buses of illegals landing in train stations all over the suburbs. Terry Newsome of Behind Enemy Lines filmed illegals flashing gang signs and tattoos seemingly affiliated with the transnational criminal gang from Venezuela known as Tren de Aragua.
Tren de Aragua has embedded itself all over the country, famously taking over apartment complexes in Colorado. In March of this year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported removing a Venezuelan non-citizen with ties to Tren de Aragua from Cicero, Illinois.
In addition to the evidence of Tren de Aragua presence in the suburb of Cicero, there is the involvement of Catholic Charities in placing illegals all over the City and State. In June of this year, The Gateway Pundit reported on FOIA findings that Catholic Charities had been colluding with the City of Chicago to place 13,000 illegals between December 2022 and February 2024.
Another article pointed out that Catholic Charities, along with an Obama Foundation-affiliated NGO, placed over 8,900 illegals in fully furnished apartments. Interestingly enough, there is a Catholic Charities Food Distribution Center located in Cicero, Illinois.
Other evidence of Tren de Aragua presence includes the existence of a Holiday Inn just down the street from Cicero in the Gage Park neighborhood. This location was discovered to be a facility for illegals.
In July, The Gateway Pundit reported that Terry Newsome and Ben Bergquam confronted officials at the hotel showing they were housing illegals.
They also located a car parking tag identifying “New Life Centers,” the Obama Foundation affiliate that had been listed in FOIA findings as a participant in placing illegals in housing.
Many other FOIA findings from the facilities housing illegals in and around the City of Chicago found incidents of Police responding to reports of violent crime.
Violent crimes including aggravated battery, assault, domestic abuse, burglary, robbery, criminal sexual abuse, and aggravated criminal sexual assault were found.
Terry Newsome posted on X about the incident noting this was Al Capone’s old neighborhood, and it’s probably more violent now. He cites a reliable source has indicated that the shootings were tied to criminal Venezuelans.
See Newsome’s post:
ANOTHER 4-person Mass Shooting in Chicago today at noon. 3 women were shot, and 1 man was killed in Cicero, IL. Friday night a Cicero Cop was shot in the back. Who could it be? @BenBergquam @annvandersteel @JJCarrell14 @NextNewsNetwork @laralogan @NextNewsNetwork @RenzTo pic.twitter.com/yDY8ObUKUc
— Terry Newsome (@TerryNewsome357) December 9, 2024
Earlier in 2024, it was apparent that the illegal immigrants had become a major problem in Chicago. Crime had increased because of lack of resources to address the influx of new residents. The introduction of cashless bail in Illinois also meant the lack of a deterrent for Illinois law enforcement to keep criminals off the street. This includes illegal immigrants. It is apparent this issue is now spilling over into the suburbs.
This is a developing story.
