Rev. Al Sharpton talks about what’s next in the case of Laquan McDonald, the teen who was killed by a Chicago Police Department officer 16 times. “What we need to do, as we start to raise these real levels of protests, is to move past why it took 400 days. How do you have a […]
In May, the district manager of a Burger King restaurant in Chicago said police officers deleted footage from one of their security cameras located fewer than 100 yards from where 17-year old Laquan McDonald was shot and killed. On Tuesday, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez addressed the missing footage, saying it has undergone forensic […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer accused of fatally shooting a black teenager was charged with murder Tuesday, just a day ahead of a deadline for the city to release a squad-car video of the killing. The state’s attorney’s office said in a statement that Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first […]
Back in April, the family of Black Chicago teenager Laquan McDonald was awarded $5 million after the police shooting death of the 17-year-old. Although McDonald…
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Karla Lee, mother of slain Chicago 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, has taken to Instagram to defend herself against criticism from supporters after purchasing a car with…
Police say the child was targeted because of his father's gang ties and a string of shootings between rival gangs. A basketball the boy often carried to and from school was found near his body.
Mario Tricoci model competition winner Kaylyn Pryor shot, killed in Chicago https://t.co/bg6nKcIeBk pic.twitter.com/svtvYn05tY — WGN TV News (@WGNNews) November 3, 2015 A model and a…
I’m weary of writing about young Black boys being gunned down by young Black men. There’s a $20,000 reward for information leading to the killer of Tyshawn Lee, a nine-year-old boy who was shot multiple times Monday and died in a Chicago alley. Nine years old. He was just a child. So this is what’s […]
9-year-old Tayshawn Lee was killed in a South Side alley and Chicago police believe that he was targeted as part of a gang feud involving his relatives. ABC 7 reports: Police said they believe the child’s father has information about the possible retaliation, but is not being forthcoming. Meanwhile, Tayshawn’s mother, Karla Lee, has made tearful […]
A Chicago family wants a daycare shut down after their baby girl was reportedly locked inside alone on Monday evening.
A block of shootings in Chicago left six people dead and eight others injured earlier this week, including an 11-month-old baby and a 2-year-old boy,…
