Back of the Yards
Aaron Mendez, 22 months old, suffered kidney damage and may have to have a kidney removed. His older brother, Isaiah, has been sedated since undergoing surgery. “I’m devastated to think I could have lost both of my kids that night,” their mother told the Sun-Times.
Chicago police and community organizations gathered at Richard J. Daley Academy to provide information about available services to people affected by violent crimes.
We’ve written time and time again about the scourge of gun violence in Chicago and elsewhere. Sometimes it feels as if we have nothing left to say. But the murder of another child, Ariana Molina, is reason to keep speaking out.
The center will be open Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Richard J. Daley Academy, 5024 S. Wolcott Ave.
Eleven people were shot in an attack Saturday at a family celebration and 9-year-old Ariana was killed. Relatives pushed back on online reports that they were involved in gangs.