Brothers, Derren Sorells, 22 and Darwin Sorells, 26, were both charged with one count of first degree murder and one count of attempted first degree murder.
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Aldridge was pushing her infant child in a stroller near the Dulles School of Excellence on the city’s south side on Thursday when several men started shooting, police said. The gunfire was not intended for her, but for a for-hire driver two men were harassing, threatening, and chasing after brandishing guns.
Police said they were able to quickly identify and detain Aldridge’s suspected killers, because witnesses identified the men as the gunmen.
Chicago has been in the throes of a major increase in gun violence this year, largely centered in a few south and west side neighborhoods, after years of seeing declines.
“If you have a magic bullet to solve Chicago gun violence…then please, share it with us”, the Superintendent said.
“Dwayne Wade’s cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago”, the Republican nominee tweeted, misspelling the National Basketball Association star’s name. Police have also already recovered 6,000 illegally possessed guns off the streets of Chicago this year. “It just hurts to hear kids saying they want their mom, and their mom won’t be in their lives anymore”.
Chicago police Superintendant Eddie Johnson addressed the issue of the city’s repeat offenders.
Stay on topic – This helps keep the thread focused on the discussion at hand.
“He tweeted his condolences to the family right after that, and I’d like everyone to know about both tweets”, she said. The YOUTH! These young kids are screaming for help!
At 3:30 p.m. Friday, Aldridge, 32, was walking away from the Dulles School of Excellence, 6311 Calumet Ave., where she was enrolling her child. Since Saturday afternoon, four people have been killed and 24 injured in Chicago shootings, police said at the conference on Sunday.
Nykea Aldridge’s mother, Diann Aldridge, talked about the confusion and anguish felt by the children she leaves behind.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump also weighed in on Twitter.
Aldridge was later pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital. They also want to impose mandatory minimum sentences that would remove judicial discretion in sentencing. “Unreal. RIP Nykea Aldridge…”, Wade tweeted. “It isn’t noteworthy because [Aldridge has a] famous family member”, he said, referring to Wade.
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“Wade, 34, tweeted several messages to mourn Aldridge’s death, using the hashtag “#EnoughIsEnough”. After all, according to the Chicago Tribune, at least 455 people have been shot to death in Chicago so far this year. “We’re going to try to help these people to transform their minds and give them a different direction”.
