The dead included 32-year-old Nykea Aldridge, a mother of four and cousin of Chicago Bulls’ star Dwayne Wade. Sorrells and his brother, Darwin Sorrells Jr., were charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder on Sunday. Wade’s cousin Nykea Aldridge was killed by gun shots while pushing a stroller in the South Side of Chicago.
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Chicago’s police superintendent says the suspects in the shooting death of the cousin of National Basketball Association star Dwyane Wade are an example of the city’s problem with repeat offenders. “When will enough be enough?” This tragedy isn’t just noteworthy because Ms. Aldridge has a famous family member.
“My cousin was killed today in Chicago”.
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”. “It just hurts to hear kids saying they want their mom, and their mom won’t be in their lives anymore”.
Dwyane wade has long spoken out against the violence here in Chicago. “I forgive them”, she said. To end gun violence in places like Chicago, Dallas, not to mention Orlando. Friends and family will come together to pray for healing for those grieving the loss of Nykea Aldridge and for peace for the city at large.
Aldridge was shot four times, including one shot to the head. He said CPD had confiscated “nearly 6,000” illegal guns in 2016 – an average of one every hour, and a figure that he said was more than the totals of NY and Los Angeles combined.
Both brothers were known gang members and repeat offenders, Johnson said.
“We’re still going to try and help these people to transform their minds and give them a different direction so this thing won’t keep happening”, she said. Mourners talked about her love of fashion, writing and her four children – the youngest of which was just born on August 1. “The negotiations with the USA have effectively failed because we must not capitulate to the American demands as Europeans”, Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in Berlin.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has spoken about the city’s violence, and tweeted about Aldridge’s death Saturday morning. “I want all of you to think about what I just said and ask what that tells you”. Trump capitalized the words “VOTE TRUMP”, using caps in a tweet is the equivalent of shouting in a conversation.
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In March 2012, his nephew Darin Johnson was shot twice in the leg when two gunmen opened fire in a South Side convenience store.
