Principal of boy 15 slain in Englewood doesn't mind Martial Law to deal with violence
A 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot during an attempted robbery Saturday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood was walking with his twin brother and was only days away from his birthday, according to his school principal.
The boy, Demario Bailey, was shot in the chest after the offenders tried to rob the boy at about 12:40 p.m. in the 0-100 block of West 63rd Street, police said.
Several "persons of interest" are in custody in the shooting, said Chicago Police Spokesman Thomas Sweeney.
Bailey of the 7500 block of South Michigan Avenue, was pronounced dead at 12:47 p.m. on the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The boy was a 10th grade student at Johnson College Prep, according to his Principal Garland Thomas-McDavid.
In a statement, Thomas-McDavid said the boy has an identical twin who was with him when the shooting happened.
Thomas-McDavid said his twin brother plays varsity basketball and called Demario his biggest fan who regularly accompanied his brother to practices and games at the charter school.
"In addition to mourning this loss, [his brother] will also be forced to live with the horrible memory of watching his brother be murdered in front of him," said Thomas-McDavid.
She said the latest killing showed the need for something to be done to keep children safe on the streets.
"I know I speak for every educator who continuously deals with this type of tragedy in saying we are sick and tired of being sick and tired. The apologies are not enough, and after all the fanfare is over, someone still has to put their baby in the ground," she said in the statement.
She called for increased levels of security so people do not have to live with the "constant threat of being killed."
She said as educators, she and others are in the field to provide a "brighter future" and not to deal with children being "victimized over and over again."
"I believe I speak for every mother who lives on the South Side of this city in saying we don’t mind if it takes [Martial] Law to get this in order. Demario did not deserve to die three days from his sixteenth birthday," according to the statement.
She said Johnson College Prep is working to create a link where people may provide financial help for the family.
Support services for students and staff will be available at school tomorrow.
A 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot during an attempted robbery Saturday afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood was walking with his twin brother and was only days away from his birthday, according to his school principal.
Several "persons of interest" are in custody in the shooting, said Chicago Police Spokesman Thomas Sweeney.
Bailey of the 7500 block of South Michigan Avenue, was pronounced dead at 12:47 p.m. on the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The boy was a 10th grade student at Johnson College Prep, according to his Principal Garland Thomas-McDavid.
In a statement, Thomas-McDavid said the boy has an identical twin who was with him when the shooting happened.
Thomas-McDavid said his twin brother plays varsity basketball and called Demario his biggest fan who regularly accompanied his brother to practices and games at the charter school.
"In addition to mourning this loss, [his brother] will also be forced to live with the horrible memory of watching his brother be murdered in front of him," said Thomas-McDavid.
She said the latest killing showed the need for something to be done to keep children safe on the streets.
"I know I speak for every educator who continuously deals with this type of tragedy in saying we are sick and tired of being sick and tired. The apologies are not enough, and after all the fanfare is over, someone still has to put their baby in the ground," she said in the statement.
She called for increased levels of security so people do not have to live with the "constant threat of being killed."
She said as educators, she and others are in the field to provide a "brighter future" and not to deal with children being "victimized over and over again."
"I believe I speak for every mother who lives on the South Side of this city in saying we don’t mind if it takes [Martial] Law to get this in order. Demario did not deserve to die three days from his sixteenth birthday," according to the statement.
She said Johnson College Prep is working to create a link where people may provide financial help for the family.
Support services for students and staff will be available at school tomorrow.
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