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| Chicago teenager shot and killed after sister attends Obama speech on guns | Chicago teenager shot and killed after sister attends Obama speech on guns |
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| A Chicago teenager was shot and killed just hours after her sister sat on a stage behind Barack Obama, listening to the president appeal for tighter gun controls. | A Chicago teenager was shot and killed just hours after her sister sat on a stage behind Barack Obama, listening to the president appeal for tighter gun controls. |
| Janay McFarlane, 18, died from a gunshot would to the head following an incident shortly before midnight on Friday, Lake County coroner Thomas Rudd told the Chicago Sun-Times. | Janay McFarlane, 18, died from a gunshot would to the head following an incident shortly before midnight on Friday, Lake County coroner Thomas Rudd told the Chicago Sun-Times. |
| It was one of a number of shootings that occurred in an evening of gun violence in Chicago – Obama's hometown and the location of his latest address to tackle the subject. | It was one of a number of shootings that occurred in an evening of gun violence in Chicago – Obama's hometown and the location of his latest address to tackle the subject. |
| During Friday's speech, the president noted: "Last year, there were 443 murders with a firearm in this city, and 65 of them were 18 and under. That's the equivalent of a Newtown every four months. | During Friday's speech, the president noted: "Last year, there were 443 murders with a firearm in this city, and 65 of them were 18 and under. That's the equivalent of a Newtown every four months. |
| "That's precisely why the overwhelming majority of Americans are asking for some common sense proposals to make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun," he said. | "That's precisely why the overwhelming majority of Americans are asking for some common sense proposals to make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun," he said. |
| Among those listening to the address at Hyde Park Career Academy was McFarlane's 14-year-old sister. Just hours later she would be mourning the death of her sister. | Among those listening to the address at Hyde Park Career Academy was McFarlane's 14-year-old sister. Just hours later she would be mourning the death of her sister. |
| McFarlane's mother, Angela Blakely, said Sunday: "I really feel like somebody cut a part of my heart out." | McFarlane's mother, Angela Blakely, said Sunday: "I really feel like somebody cut a part of my heart out." |
| Blakely said the bullet that killed McFarlane was meant for a friend. McFarlane was supposed to graduate from an alternative school this spring, her mother said, and wanted to go into the culinary arts. | Blakely said the bullet that killed McFarlane was meant for a friend. McFarlane was supposed to graduate from an alternative school this spring, her mother said, and wanted to go into the culinary arts. |
| "I'm just really, truly just trying to process it, knowing that I'm not taking my baby home any more," Blakely said. | "I'm just really, truly just trying to process it, knowing that I'm not taking my baby home any more," Blakely said. |
| McFarlane's death comes after that of fellow Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton, a schoolgirl who had been part of the celebrations for Obama's second inauguration. The 15-year-old was fatally shot last month in a South Side park not far from the Obama's Chicago address. | McFarlane's death comes after that of fellow Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton, a schoolgirl who had been part of the celebrations for Obama's second inauguration. The 15-year-old was fatally shot last month in a South Side park not far from the Obama's Chicago address. |
| Her death drew further attention to city's battle with violent crime and led to calls for Obama to return to his hometown to confront the issue. | Her death drew further attention to city's battle with violent crime and led to calls for Obama to return to his hometown to confront the issue. |
| Underscoring the need for action was a rash of shootings in the hours after Obama's address on Friday. | Underscoring the need for action was a rash of shootings in the hours after Obama's address on Friday. |
| The Chicago Tribune said one woman died from gunshot wounds sustained at around 7pm Friday; two men were shot and wounded around 7.20pm in another area and a third man was shot in the leg around 5.55pm, as he was sitting in his car. | The Chicago Tribune said one woman died from gunshot wounds sustained at around 7pm Friday; two men were shot and wounded around 7.20pm in another area and a third man was shot in the leg around 5.55pm, as he was sitting in his car. |
| In the city as a whole there were more than 500 murders in 2012 and the rate does not seen to have slowed down in 2013. In January there were 43 deaths – the majority involved guns. | In the city as a whole there were more than 500 murders in 2012 and the rate does not seen to have slowed down in 2013. In January there were 43 deaths – the majority involved guns. |
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