Accused gunman ‘went hunting’ when he fatally shot 9-year-old on Near North Side, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say a man “went hunting” last week when he fired shots at a group and killed a 9-year-old boy playing on the Near North Side.
Community gathers to honor 9-year-old boy who was shot to death in Chicago
Janari Ricks, 9, was supposed to be in fourth grade this fall. He loved to play basketball. But all that ended on Friday night in Chicago, when someone opened fire and he was killed. At least 14 children have been shot in Chicago in the past six weeks.
More than 20,000 rally peacefully in Chicago, demanding justice and racial equality
Thousands of people protesting police brutality marched and rallied together in Chicago on Saturday, the latest in more than a week of protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.