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9-Year-Old Boy Among Latest Victims of Chicago’s Spike in Shooting Crimes

9-Year-Old Boy Among Latest Victims of Chicago’s Spike in Shooting Crimes
Chicago police investigate the scene of a mass shooting where more then a dozen people were shot in the Gresham neighborhood, on July 21, 2020. Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times/AP
Melanie Sun
Melanie Sun
8/2/2020|Updated: 8/2/2020

A 9-year-old boy has become one of the latest victims of shooting crimes in Chicago, Illinois, which has seen a spike in murders and shooting incidents from illegal gun use.

According to local reports, police said the 9-year-old victim, Janari Andre Ricks, was killed by gunfire Friday night in the Cabrini Green neighborhood of Chicago’s Near North Side.
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