Disturbing that this news goes unmentioned in most forums, including this one. This 6yr old deserves our thoughts and prayers. It's a sad time when someone shot by a cop gets more support then when our children are shot out playing on a hot day in their front yard. If this was another cop shooting, we would have 10 pages already.
6-year-old girl shot, critically wounded in West Englewood
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7-year-old-girl-shot-seriously-wounded-in-west-englewood/
A stray bullet hit a 6-year-old girl who was sitting on her front porch Tuesday afternoon in the West Englewood neighborhood, leaving her in critical condition.
As Tacarra Morgan sat with her mom and grandmother on the front steps of her grandparents’ home in the 6000 block of South Paulina Street about 1 p.m., a shooting began to unfold a block north.
the group and again opened fire.
“Shots were fired southbound, and unfortunately this poor little girl just happened to be out in front of her house,” Escalante said.
“We were sitting on porch because it was hot inside and here come a lot of shots, coming from no where and we ran in the house,” she said.
Tacarra was scrambling for the door when she was hit.
“It’s a shame kids can’t play outside,” she said. “They can’t do anything. Every time I turn on the TV some kid is getting shot.”
“If you’re the average citizen sitting at home and this doesn’t make you angry, then I don’t know what will because a 6-year old playing on her porch should not have been a victim of this senseless gun violence,” Escalante said.
Tacarra is the sixth child 11 or under to be shot in Chicago in the last three weeks.
Tacarra Morgan's grandfather, Arthur Morris, points out bulletholes in a front window of his home — just a few feet from where his granddaughter was shot.
“Everyone was saying, ‘Get down. Get down. They’re shooting,’ ” recalled Arthur Morris, who disregarded the warning and rushed outside — but the block was quiet again.
Moments later, with bullet holes in the front window and family members still seeking cover on the ground, Tacarra spoke up.
“She said, ‘I’ve been shot’ and pulled up her blouse and her intestines were coming out,” he said.
“I wish it had been me in place of my 6-year-old granddaughter,” he said.
Relatives said Tacarra is a bubbly kid who loves jumping rope, riding her bike and acting like she was older than 6.
On Tuesday evening, Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson issued a statement while in Washington, D.C.
“The level of gun violence on the south and west sides of our city is absolutely unacceptable, and it’s appalling when our children are caught in the crossfire of individuals who have no regard for human life,” Johnson said in the statement. “To safeguard our neighborhoods and our children, it is imperative that we establish a culture of accountability for repeat gun offenders in Chicago and hold them responsible for senseless gun crime.”
I know this doesn't fit the narrative of political regression or police racism that BLM stands for, so you won't see any of this highlighted on their website or see them shutting down a city street in protest.
My question is where is the outrage for these innocent children. Tacarra only wanted to go outside and play on a hot summer day. Why is this not more disturbing then any of the deaths caused by police officers responding to a 911 call?
Where is the protest for the six children who where shot the last 3 weeks? Is Obama going to speak to the black community and call for them to be accountable for their culture and not blame guns?
No, this story will be ignored after a couple days until the next child is shot and then rinse and repeat.
Seems like BLM to the media and social forums only when killed by a cop.
