How dangerous is O Block?

How dangerous is O Block?

Odee Perry was just one of 19 people shot and killed near this housing project between the years June 2011 and June 2014, making it the most dangerous block in Chicago in terms of shootings in that three-year period, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

What is the block of O?

Block O is a student organization on the campus of Ohio State University and also serves as the official student cheering section of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Founded in 1938, Block O has grown to become the largest student organization on the campus of the Ohio State University.

What does O Block mean?

Gang members gave O Block the name. The O was for 20-year-old Odee Perry, a gang member gunned down just around the corner on a summer’s night in 2011. His killer? A 17-year-old female gang assassin named Gakirah Barnes, police sources say. Barnes later was shot to death not far from here.

Why is O Block called O Block?

In the early 2010s, gang activity skyrocketed and Parkway Gardens became the center of one of Chicago’s most violent blocks. The 6400 block of South King Drive was known locally as “WIIIC CITY”, but is now referred to as “O-Block”, named in memory of murdered resident Odee Perry.