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Community Leaders In Chicago's Englewood Neighborhood Call For End To Violence After Teen Is Shot Dead
"As a community leader, I have to step up and step out," Charles McKinzie said, "and I'm grateful that my community partners came with me."
April 22, 2025
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Some community leaders in Chicago's Englewood community called for change Monday, a day after a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed in the neighborhood.
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Several violence disruptor organizations, Chicago Police Englewood (7th) District Cmdr. Lewis Courts, and Ald. David Moore (17th) was all expected to gather at 72nd and Green streets Monday, after Ethan Samuel Warda, 17, of Northbrook lost his life due to gun violence near that intersection on Easter Sunday morning.
Dock Lawrence grew up near 72nd and Green streets. It is a place he once called home, and he said it has changed.
