A Chicago teen has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 7-year-old boy earlier this week, but police say the boy was not the original target of the shooting.
“There is no excuse for this act of violence,” Inspector Larry Snelling said Friday night.
7-year-old Chicago boy shot dead outside his home, police searching for gunman
Jaimani Amir Rivera was killed outside his apartment on the city’s west side on Tuesday, with video showing shots fired from about 300 feet (91.4 meters) away, said Detective Chief of Police Antoinette Ursitti.
A passerby stands on the street near the scene where a 7-year-old boy was shot and killed in Chicago. (WFLD)
More than 100 people gathered near the scene on Wednesday night, releasing balloons and mourning the death of the eighth Chicago teen under the age of 15 to be killed in a shooting in 2024, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
“All I want is justice,” said Vanessa Rivera, Jaimani’s aunt.
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A 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder. A trial is scheduled for Saturday.
“It’s unfortunate for a mother and father who are raising their 7-year-old child and doing what they should be doing for them that their child can’t even walk down the sidewalk without being shot at,” Snelling said.
