Oftentimes, people are afraid to speak up, offer tips, or report what they saw when it comes to a crime. In the case of the murder of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in Little Village this past weekend, such was not the case at all.
“When 8-year-old is shot in the middle of the day by a 16-year-old – that’s definitely problematic,” said retired Chicago Police Commander of Youth Investigations Patty Casey.
The veteran commander points to a lack of legal consequences, ineffective youth programs. In her eyes, most troubling is that the courts in some cases will wipe a violent history clean when a juvenile turns 18. Melissa and her mom were hand-in-hand Saturday on the way from the bank to get a hamburger when they found themselves in the middle of a gang, war according to police. The unnamed 16-year-old defendant, who will be tried as an adult, is accused of shooting at three known gang members standing near Melissa. Guzman is the suspected getaway driver.
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