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Janari Ricks was a 9-year old child who was the unintended victim of a shooting. The gunman fired into a group of adults and children in the Cabrini rowhouses.
Ward: 27
Alderman: Burnett
Neighborhood: Cabrini Green
d. July 31, 2020
Near
Cabrini Rowhouses
Anthony Pappalas was a seven year old who died from a rare form of brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).
When the sign was dedicated the neighborhood was decorated in ribbons of Orange (Anthony’s favorite color) and Grey (the color for brain cancer).
The Defeat DIPG Network Chicago branch is called “Anthony’s Avengers.”
Ward: 19
Alderman: O’Shea
Neighborhood: Mt Greenwood
Lena was a 10 year old girl who was watching television with her brother in their grandmother’s apartment when a stray bullet came through the window and killed her. She was the innocent victim of gang violence a block away. A vigil was held by the community the next day.
The releasing of the white balloons pic.twitter.com/FzbEFoeZKI
— Mina Bloom (@mina_bloom_) June 30, 2020
Police have made an arrest in the shooting death of 10-year-old Lena Nunez, who was visiting her grandmother in Logan Square in late June when shew as shot i...
Ward: 35
Alderman: Ramirez-Rosa
Neighborhood: Logan Square
b. September 7, 2009
d. June 28, 2020. Age 10. Chicago
Blair Holt was a 16-year old high-school student who died while shielding a classmate from gunfire in 2007
Read MoreAlexander Esteban was three-year old who was killed by a drunk driver while walking with his 72-year old grandfather, who was also seriously injured.
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