2 Chicago men charged in shooting of NBA star Wade’s cousin
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A family spokesman says a cousin of Dwyane Wade’s was fatally shot Friday, Aug. 25, while pushing a baby in a stroller on the city’s South Side. Wade posted on Twitter: “My cousin was killed today in Chicago. Another act of senseless gun violence. 4 kids lost their mom for NO REASON. Unreal.”
CHICAGO >> Two brothers who were on parole for prior criminal activity have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, Chicago police announced Sunday.
Darwin Sorrells Jr., 26, and Derren Sorrells, 22, also were charged with attempted murder in Friday’s shooting.
Nykea Aldridge, a 32-year-old mother of four, was pushing her baby in a stroller near a school where she’d planned to register her children when she was shot in the head and arm. She wasn’t the intended target, Cmdr. Brendan Deenihan said at a news conference Sunday, but rather a driver who had just dropped off passengers in the neighborhood.
There is video of the incident, Dennihan said, but no weapon was recovered and police don’t know where the weapon is.
Chicago has been in the throes of a major uptick in gun violence this year, largely centered in a few South and West Side neighborhoods, after years of seeing declines. This July alone, there were 65 homicides — the most that month since 2006.
Superintendent Eddie Johnson said the suspects are an example of the city’s problem with repeat offenders, which he has spoken about frequently in recent months. Darwin Sorrells was sentenced to six years in prison in January 2013 on a gun charge and was released early on parole. Derren Sorrells is a known gang member who is also on parole for motor vehicle theft and escape, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, adding he has six felony arrests on his record.
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“They don’t care who they shoot and they don’t fear the consequences,” he said, noting as he has in the past that about 1,400 people are driving 85 percent of the city’s gun violence. He added that the city has gotten very good at predicting who will be the perpetrators and the victims of gun violence.
Wade, whose charitable organization, Wade’s World Foundation, does community outreach in the Chicago area, signed with the Chicago Bulls in July after 13 years with the Miami Heat. He and his mother, pastor Jolinda Wade, participated Thursday via satellite in a town hall meeting in Chicago on gun violence hosted by ESPN.
Wade has reacted to his cousin’s shooting only online, tweeting Friday: “My cousin was killed today in Chicago. Another act of senseless gun violence. 4 kids lost their mom for NO REASON. Unreal. #EnoughIsEnough.”
Wade also tweeted Saturday morning: “The city of Chicago is hurting. We need more help& more hands on deck. Not for me and my family but for the future of our world. The YOUTH!” adding in a following tweet, “These young kids are screaming for help!!! #EnoughIsEnough.”
It is not the first time Dwyane Wade’s family in Chicago has been affected by gun violence. His nephew, Darin Johnson, was shot twice in the leg in 2012 but recovered.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence sidestepped questions Sunday morning on CNN’s “State of the Union” about the flow of guns into Illinois from his state. Chicago police have said a fifth of the guns used in Chicago crimes are from Indiana. When asked about it, the Republican vice presidential candidate instead brought up failing schools in Chicago and his running mate Donald Trump’s pledge to create jobs.
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Two non-white non-police officers were the shooters for a change.
That means no rioting.
& no O, DOJ, BLM, Sharpton, Jesse, Congress minorities.
We need to crack down on guns. Too many illegal guns in Illinois.
How do you crack down on illegal guns?
Not too many guns, Allie, too many criminals, or are you being sarcastic?
Where’s mug shots?
Just saw their pics on KITV site. Yeah, they are blacks. Hey, BLM, what, no protests or riots now that a black woman was killed by 2 black men? BLM not going ask for justice? Too bad there weren’t any white cops around to shoot these 2 black killers. What would BLM say then? Probably something like, “Oh, the white cops killed 2 black brothers who MISTAKENLY shot and killed a black woman.” Give me a break. My deepest ALOHA to her ohana.
Where is BLM?
hiding.
When blacks kill black, BLM no can say nothing. No more protests, riots, etc. If they burn Chicago down, where they going?
If one recalls New York City had the same problem until they elected a Republican mayor. But that will never happen in Chicago–all the ballots might as well be pre stamped “D.
if she wasn’t related to Wade would she be in the headlines…don’t think so.
Yup. The black community and Al Sharpton are disappointed that white people aren’t the killers. They don’t like to spotlight the violence among themselves.
Scary, Chi-town.
Goes to prove, at least to most blacks, BL don’t M.
Never did… Never will.
Illinois and Chicago are deep blue (democrat) strongholds. We are told, erroneously, that blue (democrat) controlled states are better educated, less violent, and more enlightened than red (republican) states. Tell that to the law abiding folks stuck in the horror of violent democrat controlled cities who curiously cast their ballot for democrats over and over expecting different results. And as sure as the sun rises in the east and democrats will raise taxes, the media blames guns instead of the people actually pulling the trigger.