- Two teenagers were charged with the murder of a 6-year-old girl in Little Village who was likely caught in the middle of a gang shooting, police said Sunday.
Juan Barraza, 18, and a 16-year-old boy charged as an adult who police would not name, have been charged with murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm in the slaying of Aliyah Shell. Both teens are said to be affiliated with the Latin Kings street gang, police said.
But look what else they wrote:
- Police described members of the family as gang affiliated. Police are investigating whether the suspects were gunning for members of a rival gang, the Two-Sixers.
And this is just shocking - not shocking that it occurred, shocking that the Tribune reported it:
- As relatives and friends passed through the Springfield Avenue home, they walked past a lone pink stuffed bunny on the steps to the home. The Two Six gang uses a bunny with a bent ear as its symbol.
Aliyah’s memorial pink bunny had one ear flopped down.
We assume the Tribune will be taking that portion of the report down shortly - they always have in the past. We also assume that Becky Schlikerman and Jeremy Gorner will be lectured by editors about reporting the actual truth - it's a big "no-no" in Chicago.