For the last few weekends, multiple shootings have plagued the city. Many children have been gunned down, bringing the total of Chicago Public Schools students slain by gun violence to 36.
For the last few weekends, multiple shootings have plagued the city. Many children have been gunned down, bringing the total of Chicago Public Schools students slain by gun violence to 36. Chicago violence has once again gained national media attention. To show a unified force on the South Side, the Chicago Police Department’s Grand Crossing District organized the first-ever A Thousand Man March and Summit. On Saturday at 10:30 a.m., Chicago police personnel from the district’s Chicago Alternative Policing Strategies department, the faith-based community, business owners and residents in the Grand Crossing, Woodlawn and other neighboring communities will march from Meyering Park, 7140 S. King Drive, to the Gary Comer Youth Center, 7200 S. Ingleside Ave., to advocate for safer streets. Once at the youth center, the community will engage in dialogue on how to reduce violence and promote peace in neighborhoods, said Sgt. Antionette Ursetti of police News Affairs. ______ Copyright 2009 Chicago Defender. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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