Chicago Gun Violence

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July 22, 2021
Kenneth Williams, 29, was found guilty of first-degree murder in 2018 after serving as the getaway driver in Pendleton's shooting.
Chicago rapper KTS Dre theGRIO.com
July 12, 2021
Chicago rapper KTS Dre was fatally shot over the weekend after being ambushed by multiple gunmen following his release from…
April 23, 2021
One of two people suspected of killing young Jaslyn Adams in Homan Square was shot multiple times after a highway…
April 19, 2021
A family is mourning the shooting death of Jaslyn Adams, who was in Chicago’s Holman Square with her dad when…
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April 7, 2021
A 21-month-old boy was shot in the head while riding down Lake Shore Drive in Chicago after one vehicle would…
March 14, 2021
Fifteen people were shot leaving two dead after violence erupted at a party at a business in Chicago Sunday morning.
Protesters Lori Lightfoot's Home theGrio.com
July 24, 2020
Approximately 1,000 protesters marched to Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home in Chicago on Thursday evening for answers about federal agents coming…
President Trump theGrio.com
July 23, 2020
President Donald Trump announced “Operation Legend.” The executive operation will send federal law enforcement personnel into a number of U.S.…
Chicago Funeral Shooting theGrio.com
July 22, 2020
A solemn memorial service became a gruesome crime scene when at least 15 people were struck by bullets as they…
Lori Lightfoot, Kayleigh McEnany theGrio.com
July 17, 2020
Kayleigh McEnany referred to Lori Lightfoot as “the derelict mayor of Chicago,” accusing her of not doing enough to solve…
Chicago Police thegrio.com
August 20, 2018
More that 50 people were shot in Chicago since last Friday evening and four of the most recent victims that…
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August 10, 2018
Protestors have called for Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson and Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down for failing to rein in violence.
July 9, 2018
[griojw id=”XhSe4HDq” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Don’t ever let people tell you that people who live in the inner city, don’t organize or
Chicago Police Department thegrio.com
May 5, 2018
In recent months Chicago’s gun violence took a small, but noticeable dip, however as the weather became warmer, the streets heated up…
January 6, 2016
President Obama kicked off the new year with one of the most pressing and dire problems facing America — gun
June 2, 2015
The city of Baltimore has reached a tragic milestone, as May became its deadliest month in over four decades. Last
May 27, 2015
OPINION - We pay lots of attention when police kill unarmed black people—and we should—but do we care as much…
July 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The nation’s third-largest city reached a new high over the extended holiday weekend as its top cop…
March 4, 2013
MSNBC - In the first of a four-part series, MSNBC speaks with Ryann Brown, who was 18-years-old when a lone…
January 31, 2013
VIDEO - Friends who witnessed the random gunning down of a 15-year-old Chicago girl less than a week after she…