More than a dozen activists braved the summer hit to show support for essential workers after a UPS carrier was shot in Humboldt Park this week.
A Chicago police officer works a crime scene where a UPS driver was shot in the 700 block of North Trumbull Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on July 25, 2023.
“Our mail services are not being delivered because of the crimes. I’m begging and I’m pleading that the violence has to stop. We can no longer live like this,” said Zerlina Smith-Members, a South Austin resident and activist at the news conference. A yellow DHL delivery truck drove past the group as Smith-Members addressed reporters and residents, calling for peace.“This is a mental issue that is affecting not just the people that are shooters, but the people that live in the community.
Hardiman and others walked in the heat to pass out information on community resources in an effort to curb gun violence. Stacks of informational flyers, also used as fans in the high temperatures, dwindled as organizers passed them out. He said it’s not just about asking people to stop shooting, which is “just the tip of the iceberg,” but about addressing the structural trauma within communities., a violence prevention and youth development organization on the West Side, were present to provide services to the neighborhood.
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