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Gun Violence Prevention Event Honors Hadiya Pendleton
Resounding the call to end gun violence, crowds donned orange clothing at the Bronzeville park named for Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old Chicago teenager who was fatally shot in 2013 just weeks after performing at former President Barack Obama’s second inauguration. NBC 5’s Jen DeSalvo reports.
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‘Wear Orange' Gun Violence Prevention Weekend Honors Hadiya Pendleton
Resounding the call to end gun violence, crowds donned orange clothing at the Bronzeville park named for Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old Chicago teenager who was fatally shot in 2013 just weeks after performing at former President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.
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Obamas Name Winter Garden at Presidential Center After Hadiya Pendleton
Hadiya Pendleton was not the first Chicago child lost to gun violence, but her murder, only days after performing as part of President Obama’s second inauguration, made her death one that affected many of the city’s communities. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Getaway Driver in Hadiya Pendleton Murder Sentenced to 42 Years in Prison
Eight years after the murder of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton at a Chicago park, her family says they have finally received their last piece of justice, as the man who drove the getaway car from the scene was sentenced to 42 years in prison Tuesday.
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Getaway Driver in Hadiya Pendleton Murder Sentenced to 42 Years in Prison
Eight years after the murder of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton at a Chicago park, her family says they have finally received their last piece of justice, as the man who drove the getaway car from the scene was sentenced to 42 years in prison Tuesday. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has more.
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Gunman Sentenced to 84 Years in Prison for Hadiya Pendleton's Killing
A Chicago man was sentenced to 84 years in prison for fatally shooting a 15-year-old honor student a week after she performed at then-President Barack Obama’s inauguration festivities in 2013.
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2nd Man Found Guilty in Fatal Shooting Hadiya Pendleton
A jury has found a second suspect guilty Thursday of first-degree murder in the killing of a 15-year-old high school honor student whose death in 2013 became a symbol of Chicago’s random gun violence.
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1 of 2 Men on Trial in Pendleton Case Found Guilty
After only two and a half hours of deliberations, a Cook County jury has found Kenneth Williams guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated battery in the death of Hadiya Pendleton and the injury of two of her friends.
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Hundreds Gather for Annual ‘Party for Peace' Saturday
On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered in Harold Washington Park for an afternoon of reflection and celebration at the annual “Party for Peace.”
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Pfleger: State of Illinois Should Declare a State of Emergency
Father Michael Pfleger, the outspoken pastor at St. Sabina’s church in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, called on the State of Illinois to declare a State of Emergency during an appearance at the City Club of Chicago Monday.
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Teen Killed in Shooting at Hadiya Pendleton Park
A 17-year-old boy was shot to death Friday in a park named after Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old honors student at King College Prep in Chicago who was killed in a shooting in 2013.
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Michelle Obama Talks About Growing Up on South Side at King College Prep Graduation
In a nod to her past, the first lady spoke about growing up on Chicago’s South Side Tuesday evening during her commencement address to the graduating seniors at King College Prep.
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“Unforgotten” Exhibit Brings Faceless Victims of Chicago Gun Violence to Life
A public art exhibit by the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence shows life-like sculptures of innocent victims of gun violence in the Chicago area.