“It just hurts to hear kids saying they want their mom, and their mom won’t be in their lives anymore”.
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Chicago has been plagued by gun violence for years, especially in a few South and West Side neighborhoods.
In a briefing on Sunday, police did not say why the driver was targeted except to note that the man was from outside the area and appeared to have an exchange of words with the suspects.
But one has to wonder: If Aldridge weren’t Wade’s cousin, would we even be talking about this awful crime?
“As she was walking down the street some type of altercation occurred which didn’t involve her”, Deputy Chief of Detectives James Jones told reporters at Chicago Police headquarters Friday night.
Two gangbanger brothers in Chicago, who are both on parole, were charged with murder Sunday for the fatal shooting of the cousin of National Basketball Association star Dwyane Wade, police said.
Both brothers were known gang members and repeat offenders, Johnson said.
There is video of the incident, Dennihan said, but no weapon was recovered and police don’t know where the weapon is. “Because the community helped us with it”, Johnson said.
“This tragedy isn’t just noteworthy because Ms. Aldridge has a famous family member”, Johnson said.
He wrote: ‘My cousin was killed today in Chicago.
The Sorrells brothers were both recently released from prison on parole from felony violations.
The Chicago Police Department has apologized to Academy Award and Grammy-winning rapper Rhymefest after seeing his video that showed officers seemingly not treating seriously his report of being robbed. The 39-year-old complied and the man fled on foot. FAMILY VIGILAlso on Sunday, the family held an emotional vigil.
The former Miami Heat star has been outspoken about gun violence, speaking Thursday on a panel with other athletes hosted by ESPN’s “The Undefeated”.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence sidestepped questions Sunday morning on CNN’s “State of the Union” about the flow of guns into IL from his state as the USA presidential campaign delves into the issue of Chicago violence.
August has been Chicago’s most violent month Chicago in twenty years.
“She wasn’t bothering anybody, just going to register her kids in school – and bullets that fly around and have no name made a decision to find its way to her head”, Aldridge’s aunt and Dwyane Wade’s mother Pastor Jolinda Wade said outside the hospital on Friday. When asked about it, Pence instead brought up failing schools in Chicago and his running mate Donald Trump’s pledge to create jobs. They are being charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
Darwin Sorrells, 26, left, and Derren Sorrells, 22.
Aldridge, the first cousin of the Chicago Bulls shooting guard, was struck while pushing her 3-week-old baby girl on a stroller in Chicago’s south side.
Police concluded that Aldridge was not the intended target.
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Police were questioning two people on Saturday in connection with the shooting, which may have come from a stray bullet from a robbery attempt, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing police.
