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| Chicago Reels as 3 Children Are Gunned Down in 4 Days | Chicago Reels as 3 Children Are Gunned Down in 4 Days |
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| Three children shot in four days: That is the latest grim toll in Chicago, which has been reeling from a wave of gun violence. | Three children shot in four days: That is the latest grim toll in Chicago, which has been reeling from a wave of gun violence. |
| The latest spasms of gunfire came as Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with the United States attorney general, Jeff Sessions, in Washington on Monday to seek more federal aid to help curb the violence. The Department of Justice said in a statement that they had discussed what could be done to “bring back proactive community policing.” | The latest spasms of gunfire came as Mayor Rahm Emanuel met with the United States attorney general, Jeff Sessions, in Washington on Monday to seek more federal aid to help curb the violence. The Department of Justice said in a statement that they had discussed what could be done to “bring back proactive community policing.” |
| And this month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it planned to send more agents to the city, where violence claimed more than 750 lives out of the more than 35,000 shootings last year. | And this month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it planned to send more agents to the city, where violence claimed more than 750 lives out of the more than 35,000 shootings last year. |
| For Chicago’s police superintendent, Eddie T. Johnson, the latest victims touched a chord. | For Chicago’s police superintendent, Eddie T. Johnson, the latest victims touched a chord. |
| “When this violence touches the innocent or the young, that is when it is no longer just a part of your job,” Mr. Johnson said at a news conference on Wednesday. “It becomes personal.” | “When this violence touches the innocent or the young, that is when it is no longer just a part of your job,” Mr. Johnson said at a news conference on Wednesday. “It becomes personal.” |
| He announced the arrest of a suspect in one of the shootings: Antwan Jones, 19, who was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Takiya Holmes, 11, who was hit in the head by a stray bullet while she was in a van in a parking lot on Saturday. The girl died in the hospital on Tuesday, according to the medical examiner’s office. | He announced the arrest of a suspect in one of the shootings: Antwan Jones, 19, who was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Takiya Holmes, 11, who was hit in the head by a stray bullet while she was in a van in a parking lot on Saturday. The girl died in the hospital on Tuesday, according to the medical examiner’s office. |
| In another shooting on Saturday, a 12-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition after she was hit in the head by a bullet while playing in another part of the city, the police said. | |
| And on Tuesday, in a shooting captured on Facebook Live, a 2-year-old boy, Lavontay White, was fatally struck in the head by a bullet and a 26-year-old man, a known gang member, was killed while both were in the same car, the police said, adding that it appeared to be a targeted shooting. A pregnant woman in the vehicle was also wounded in the shooting, The Chicago Tribune reported. | |
| After the shooting, Mayor Emanuel issued a statement calling for “meaningful gun control” and harsher sentences for gun crimes. | After the shooting, Mayor Emanuel issued a statement calling for “meaningful gun control” and harsher sentences for gun crimes. |
| “Every parent, regardless of where they live, should be able to take their child for a walk to the park or a ride in the car,” Mr. Emanuel said. “These are normal rites of passage of childhood. These shootings must be a turning point for our city.” | “Every parent, regardless of where they live, should be able to take their child for a walk to the park or a ride in the car,” Mr. Emanuel said. “These are normal rites of passage of childhood. These shootings must be a turning point for our city.” |
| But the three shootings in less than a week hammered home why Chicago has become a poster city for a rise in gun violence. The city was also the subject of a series of Twitter posts by from President Trump — in January, he threatened to “send in the Feds!” if the city did not fix the “carnage.” | But the three shootings in less than a week hammered home why Chicago has become a poster city for a rise in gun violence. The city was also the subject of a series of Twitter posts by from President Trump — in January, he threatened to “send in the Feds!” if the city did not fix the “carnage.” |
| It was unclear when and how many Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents might deploy in the city. “We are still looking at it,” Jan Kemp, a spokeswoman for the bureau, said on Wednesday. | It was unclear when and how many Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents might deploy in the city. “We are still looking at it,” Jan Kemp, a spokeswoman for the bureau, said on Wednesday. |
| Cmdr. Brendan Deenihan of the Chicago Police Department said at the news conference on Wednesday that Mr. Jones, the suspect in the shooting on Saturday, had opened fire when he saw people whom he thought did not belong in the area. | Cmdr. Brendan Deenihan of the Chicago Police Department said at the news conference on Wednesday that Mr. Jones, the suspect in the shooting on Saturday, had opened fire when he saw people whom he thought did not belong in the area. |
| The suspect, who had previous juvenile offenses, was identified by gang members from a surveillance video, and he turned himself in on Tuesday, the police said. He was being represented by a public defender, the state attorney’s office said. | The suspect, who had previous juvenile offenses, was identified by gang members from a surveillance video, and he turned himself in on Tuesday, the police said. He was being represented by a public defender, the state attorney’s office said. |
| Mr. Johnson, calling on legislators for stronger laws, said, “Enough is enough.” He added a plea for federal help to create a “culture of accountability.” | Mr. Johnson, calling on legislators for stronger laws, said, “Enough is enough.” He added a plea for federal help to create a “culture of accountability.” |
| He said that the city’s children “should not have to keep paying the price” for the officials’ inability to hold repeat gun offenders accountable. “This has just got to stop somewhere,” he said. | |
| Rachel Williams, a cousin of Takiya’s, said that the girl was a cheerful child who loved to dance and play basketball. She said their neighborhoods were struggling in a city where dozens of schools had closed, homelessness was rampant and families were struggling economically. “So folks are doing the best we can to make sure our kids are safe,” she said. “We do the best we can with the lack of resources.” | Rachel Williams, a cousin of Takiya’s, said that the girl was a cheerful child who loved to dance and play basketball. She said their neighborhoods were struggling in a city where dozens of schools had closed, homelessness was rampant and families were struggling economically. “So folks are doing the best we can to make sure our kids are safe,” she said. “We do the best we can with the lack of resources.” |