Heaven and Hell in Crime-Torn Chicago
A girl named Heaven is one of the latest victims of the city's gang violence. When will it stop?
The other day, Ashake Banks was planning to go shopping for her 7-year-old daughter, Heaven. But it wasn’t the usual trip for dolls, stuffed animals or games; it was for a dress to bury her in.
See, Heaven was killed when she was struck in the back on June 27 by a stray bullet on Chicago’s West Side while selling Hot Tamales, Lemonheads, Gummi Bears and other candies with her mom outside her house in North Austin. The killing occurred when feuding gang members sprayed bullets into a crowd.
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