CHICAGO — With boots on the ground and one block at a time, a South Side non-profit took a stand Wednesday after a rash of recent gun violence on the South Side, hoping their presence will help put a pause on the shootings.
Members of Roseland Ceasefire , along with lawmakers and community members, took part in a peace march that started at Greater Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, and looped through the West Pullman neighborhood.
“It’s like an epidemic we’re faced with,” said state representative Bob Rita (28th District). “Everybody, no matter where you live, wants a safe community.”
On Sunday at 123rd and Halsted, two 20-year-old men were found shot to death inside a Jeep Cherokee . One week before that, two men were shot near 115th and South LaSalle , with the 34-year-old man dying from his wounds, and a 59-year-old man left in serious condition at the time.
“On Father’s Day, there were three shootings in this area of 115th and LaSalle,” said Bob Jackson, executive director Roseland Ceasefire. “Two of the victims are deceased, one lived.”