In just the first three weeks of 2022 alone, according to data obtained from the Chicago Police Department, 17 children under the age of 18 have been shooting victims. In 2021, 421 children were victims of a firearm.
“When you hear about these repeated crimes and it feels like nothing has been done, it puts other mothers in a numb feeling,” Burgos told The Daily Beast. “Every time this happens, it brings you back to that immediate, numb feeling.”
The Chicago Mayor’s office did not respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment. On Monday, however, Mayor Lori Lightfoot insisted in a press conference that her office was doing everything possible, and that guns and gangs were “the primary drivers” of violence in Chicago.
Ford aired his frustration shortly after holding a roundtable with about half a dozen family members of gun-violence victims at the Thompson Center in Chicago on Tuesday. The discussion focused on how the city could combat its gun problem—and how the lasting trauma has festered in a community begging for help.
The intended target has been arrested 13 times and convicted of two felonies, according to the police report. He is currently in critical condition at Chicago’s Mount Sinai Hospital. “When we were all at the vigil… the little girl began to cry, saying she was afraid to leave her house because she didn’t want to get shot. Honestly, it just makes you feel disappointed,” Gonzalez told The Daily Beast. “What does it say about the institutions that are supposed to support us when even little kids don’t feel safe? They should feel safe riding their bikes or playing tag on the streets. Instead, they want to stay inside, and I don’t blame them.
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