CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Mothers, and others, are crying out for more to be done as more of their children continue to be lost to gun violence.
Nanette Luna said her son was killed five years ago on his way to school, where he was supposed to be. She has two daughters still devastated by the loss of their brother, as is she.
"No parent should have to bury their child. No parent should have to identify their child in a morgue. But it is happening every day. It needs to stop," Luna said.
Melinda Abdallah lost her son to gunfire in the Little Village area. She’s said police know the killer, but haven’t arrested him.
"The shooter shot a 19-year old one month later with the same gun," Abdallah cried. "This shooter is on the street. Who knows how many more mothers have to suffer from this gunman and this gun that is roaming the streets of Chicago."
Elizabeth Ramirez, founder of Parents for Peace and Justice, was among those rallying outside City Hall. She too lost a son to gun violence, and like the other mothers is demanding more from mayor Lightfoot.
"We stand here for our children that are still here with us that want to live. They want to be someone when they grow up. We need resources for them. We need after-school programs. There is money for these projects that these kids need," she said.
Activist Maxwell Emcays said there are some other specifics on his list of to do’s.
"We need an actionable plan. The same types of resources that were put into COVID. The same types of resources that are put into other efforts need to be put into the crime and the violence that is going on in the city. This is something that can be stopped," he said.
And, he said, it will take everyone to stop it.
All those rallying pleaded with the Lightfoot Administration to do more to prevent and stop gun violence.
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