CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Activists who created a large mural for a murdered friend are having difficulty finding a place to put it.
The mural honors the life of Caleb Reed, who was 17 when he was accidentally shot to death by a friend who was firing at a car on the North Side he thought to be a threat, according to prosecutors. Reed's friends Meyiya Coleman and Derion Smith are among those who worked on the mural.
"I want people to really feel the emotion that we put into this painting and the love that we had for Caleb," Coleman told CBS 2.
Coleman and Smith are members of Voice of Young in Chicago Education or VOYCE, a youth activists organization to which Reed also belonged.
"The reasons why it is so important is because when other young people look at it, they know that they have a voice as well," Smith said.
Ald. Andre Vasquez of the 40th Ward is trying to help the activists find a place for the mural near Mather High School where Reed was a student.
"Where we're at now is really finding if there are private owners -- anybody with a building or space -- who would be willing to," Vasquez said.
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