On the killing of a star student in Chicago
COURTESY OF DNAINFO.COM – Undated family photo of Hadiya Pendleton.
Here is a moving statement from Chicago Teachers Union President Karen GJ Lewis, t on the shooting death of King College Prep student Hadiya Pendleton, a star student who was gunned down a little more than a week after she participated in President Obama’s inauguration as part of her school’s band. She was killed in a park about a mile from the Obama family home in Kenwood, and two teenage boys were also shot but survived. The Chicago Tribune reported that Chicago police believe the teens were mistakenly targeted in a gang incident, and that a reward of $24,000 for information leading to an arrest is being offered.
Hadiya was the 42nd victim of homicide in Chicago in January. Here is the statement by Lewis, released on Thursday:
This has been a trying week for our brothers and sisters in Chicago schools and all of us