Twenty people have been shot or stabbed to death this year in Chicago. Reader Ollivette Reeves posted this in the photo gallery last week:
Its a sad sad thing when that many people are dead … Man when do the nonsense STOP!! Its hard enough to make it day by day. Martin L.King
is not happy at all. Grow up people its enough of you in jail. LIVE AND LET LIVE!!
Natasha Green was fatally shot in December in the West Pullman neighborhood. Reader “colorfuldude” posted this:
It’s beyond shameful that people are so gutless that they wont tell the police what they know
Tremaine Scott was fatally shot last week in the Chatham neighborhood. Reader “SallyinChicago” posted this:
I hope the other boys will give descriptions and give up names, otherwise the perp will continue to walk the streets killing people.
Timothy Travis was shot dead in January in the Austin neighborhood. Reader “Bee” posted this about him:
I dated this guy for about a year and hurts to know that this was done to you god rest your soul and my heart goes out to your family RIP TIM
DeMarco Powell was shot dead inside a vehicle in November in West Englewood. Reader “Ms G” posted this about him:
Im hurt and extremely upset! Damarco Powell was the father of my firstborn grandson! Somebody please tell me how do we explain to my 10 year old grandson that he will never see his dad again? Never see him waiting to pick him at school, no more arguments over who can play the best video game, How do me and my daughter explain to him that this is real, cuz today he thinks its just a bad joke! When will this senseless violence stop?
Joseph Brittman, 19, was shot and killed Jan. 8 in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Reader Kristin Lems shared this about him:
“Randy and family, my deepest condolences to you on this horrible event. I am sure that you provided a wonderful role model to your son as you do to all of us here at work, and you always have for more than 20 years. We grieve with you!”
Silvestre Diaz-Hernandez was killed in a December attack on the Northwest Side that left him decapitated. Reader “Mike” shared this about him:
He was a very loving dad, and cared so much about his kids. His oldest kid is 18 years old, and that’s pretty much the only family he has from Chicago. His 18 year old son, just wants to repay his father for being there for him, with a nice funeral. … The family is gathering money for the father can be remembered for the loving father he was.
Craig Williams was shot and killed in December near his Bronzeville home. Reader “Harris” shared this about him:
Find these godless people who killed my cousin. He didn’t deserve this at all. He was a great person. Find them please.
Donovan Turnage was killed in Englewood in December. Commenter “Dollface” shared this about him:
My heart and prayers go out to the family. Your loss is immense and so unnecessary.
When a family goes out to do normal errands, they don’t expect to be attacked like this. I wish that this thug could get the death penalty, of course, it’s no longer an option in Illinois. He should never see the light of day again.
To Donovan’s family, someday you will be able to take comfort in the fact that Donovan had wonderful parents and he knew that he was loved. It sounds like you raised a wonderful child, you did what you were supposed to do.
Ronald Sawyer was shot to death Jan. 3 in the Roseland neighborhood in the city’s first murder of 2014. Reader “lovingaunt” posted this about him:
When is this black on black crime going to stop? How many more of our people will lose their lives over some nonsense. Lord have mercy on this animal who took my nephew away because u lost. We won. You didn’t take our joy, you didn’t break us, and most importantly we’re still standing, unites as one family.
