Chicago is getting worse with every passing day, at least 14 people were shot over the weekend in Chicago. Three of them died, and two of those who were killed were related to Chicago police officers.
The shooting that claimed the lives of those two young men happened outside a party at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the 8400-block of South Euclid. Two other men were also wounded during that same shooting.
While one person was being questioned by police in connection with the shooting, murder charges had not been filed Sunday night.
For some, the Sunday morning attack killed the two best friends and wounded two of their other friends is proof the violence can touch anyone’s life– even those closest to the men and women sworn to serve and protect. The families of Reginald Reilly and Michael Chatman were reeling from their deaths Sunday. Almost inseparable since grade-school, the 22-year-olds were gunned down while hanging out at a friend’s house.
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While police say statistcs show violent crime is down, it doesn’t seem that way to people who live in violent neighborhoods. Filled with sorrow and grief, friends and relatives were seeking comfort and peace Sunday after learning of the death of Reginald Reilly.
‘Chicago has been diseased with this violence. It has to stop. Too many brothers and nephews and grandsons, they’re dying for no reason,’ said Kathy O’Neil, Reginald Reilly’s aunt. ‘We are destroying ourselves. I think alot kids don’t realize that affect they are having families, and they need to.’
