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Tyshawn Lee: Funeral held for US boy shot in alley | Tyshawn Lee: Funeral held for US boy shot in alley |
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Funeral services have been held in Chicago for nine-year-old Tyshawn Lee, who police say was executed for his father's gang affiliations. | Funeral services have been held in Chicago for nine-year-old Tyshawn Lee, who police say was executed for his father's gang affiliations. |
The Reverend Michael Pfleger told mourners it was "a new low for Chicago" and that the city "has to face itself". | |
Police believe members of a rival gang lured Tyshawn away from a park near his grandmother's home and shot him. | Police believe members of a rival gang lured Tyshawn away from a park near his grandmother's home and shot him. |
Officers have called the crime "unfathomable" and are offering rewards for anyone with leads on the suspects. | Officers have called the crime "unfathomable" and are offering rewards for anyone with leads on the suspects. |
His small red casket arrived at St Sabina's Church on Chicago's South Side, where the city's mayor, Rahm Emanuel was among those paying their respects. | |
Police say Tyshawn's death can be attributed to two gangs fighting and retaliating against one another for months. | Police say Tyshawn's death can be attributed to two gangs fighting and retaliating against one another for months. |
The Faith Community of St Sabina has raised at least $54,000 (£35,000) in reward money. | The Faith Community of St Sabina has raised at least $54,000 (£35,000) in reward money. |
Tyshawn's father Pierre Stokes told ABC7 in Chicago his son's death had nothing to do with gang affiliations and is frustrated the police are focusing on him. | Tyshawn's father Pierre Stokes told ABC7 in Chicago his son's death had nothing to do with gang affiliations and is frustrated the police are focusing on him. |
"I don't want to harm nobody, I just want to see justice for my son by seeing the person who did it - whoever did it - locked up. That's all I ever want," he told ABC7. | "I don't want to harm nobody, I just want to see justice for my son by seeing the person who did it - whoever did it - locked up. That's all I ever want," he told ABC7. |
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