Boys injured in Fourth of July mass shooting have long road to recovery
The shooting left the two boys injured and still hospitalized. Three other victims Capri Edwards, 24, Nakeeshia Strong, 45, and Strong's 7-year-old son were killed.
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The shooting left the two boys injured and still hospitalized. Three other victims Capri Edwards, 24, Nakeeshia Strong, 45, and Strong's 7-year-old son were killed.
Nearly two weeks after two women and a child were fatally shot and two other children were critically hurt in a mass shooting on Chicago's South Side on the Fourth of July, their family is demanding justice.
The latest mass shooting happened early Friday morning in North Lawndale. Megan Hickey reports.
Five people were injured in the mass shooting. Megan Hickey reports.
They killed his mother, 45-year-old Nakeeshia Strong, his cousin, 24-year-old Capri Edwards, and his seven-year-old brother, Bryson Orr.
Shardaa Gray reports Mixon was home from college visiting his family when someone massacred his family.
The measures, including canceling officers' days off, come after multiple mass shootings within a day.
The victims were two women, identified by the family as Capri Edwards, 24, Nakeeshia Strong, 45, and Strong's 7-year-old son Bryson Orr, who died. Two other boys, brothers ages 5 and 8, who were injured, are also Edwards' children, family said.
Both incidents come less than 24 hours after three people were killed in a mass shooting on the South Side.
Police said the shooting may have stemmed from a personal dispute. One of the victims was a 7-year-old boy who died.
After an already violent Fourth of July holiday with multiple mass shootings in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson's office announced new measures on Friday in hopes of beefing up security.
After an already violent Fourth of July holiday with multiple mass shootings in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson's office announced new measures on Friday in hopes of beefing up security.
The shootings in Little Italy and South Austin happened less than two hours apart.
Two women and a child were killed, and two other children were critically hurt after a mass shooting in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood Thursday morning, according to Chicago police.
A day of remembrance in Highland Park on Thursday marked two years since a tragic mass shooting during their annual 4th of July Parade.
Two women were killed, and three children were critically hurt after a mass shooting in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood Thursday morning, according to Chicago police.
Two women were killed, and three children were critically hurt after a mass shooting in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood Thursday morning, according to Chicago police.
Two women were killed, and three children were critically hurt after a mass shooting in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood Thursday morning, according to Chicago police.
Two women, 24 and 42, and three boys, ages 5, 7, and 8, all suffered gunshot wounds and were given first aid by responding officers.
Preliminary information indicated it started from a personal dispute that happened inside a home.
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The mother of the youngest victim in the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade shooting in 2022 said their family won't attend this year's parade but they're continuing their road to recovery two years later.
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Neighbors say both shootings were preventable.
A total of 13 people were wounded between the two shootings, one of which happened in Humboldt Park, the other in West Englewood. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
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