Chicago weekend gun violence leaves 40 shot, 11 killed, including rapper ambushed after release from jail
Chicago’s weekend gun violence left at least 40 people shot, including 11 fatally – and among those killed was rapper KTS Dre, who was riddled with dozens of bullets shortly after he was let out of jail.
A police report says the 31-year-old local rapper, whose real name was Londre Sylvester, had just been released on electronic monitoring when he was fatally shot across the street from the Cook County Jail around 8:50 p.m. Saturday in what authorities believe to be a targeted attack,
Fox 32 reported.
Sylvester was left suffering from as many as 64 bullet wounds to his head and other areas of the body, the
Chicago Tribune reported. He was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
KTS stands for "Kill To Survive,"
CWB Chicago reported, which Sylvester had tattooed on his neck along with a target symbol. Sylvester was arrested on April 27, 2020, on charges of being a felon in possession of a weapon and resisting police, according to the outlet. A judge set his bail at $50,000 bail.
Gun violence also gripped other areas of the city over the weekend. From Friday at 6 p.m. to Sunday at 11:59 p.m., the Chicago Police Department recorded 33 shooting incidents, with 40 shooting victims and 11 murders.
Chicago weekend gun violence leaves 40 shot, 11 killed, including rapper ambushed after release from jail