Son of anti-violence worker shot during Memorial Day weekend
This act of violence is only pushing the father and mentor harder to save boys and girls. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
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Youth mentor's son was among shooting victims this past Memorial Day weekend
After more than a decade of helping teens realize violence is not the way, Lavonte Stewart said, "it literally came through my front door."
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The accused attacker has been arrested.
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Memorial Day weekend is proving to be a violent one in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.
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Chicago shooting: 2 injured when off-duty cop's gun goes off in River North hotel room
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