Chicago Police Supt. David Brown is expected to “highlight recent arrests” in the city during a press conference Friday as the city continues to grapple with a rash of shootings involving young people, an increase in carjackings and more.
According to authorities, 15-year-old Caleb Westbrooks was walking in the 800 block of North Greenview at approximately 1:14 p.m. Tuesday when an unknown suspect walked up to him, pulled out a weapon and opened fire, striking him in the chest and arm and killing him.
Westbrooks’ father issued a statement opening up about his grief and calling on elected officials to take action. “Unfortunately this senseless violence is likely to continue unabated until the elected and appointed leadership of the city and county stop pointing fingers one another and take personal responsibility for the role they have played in the disintegration of the criminal justice system," Corneal Westbrooks said in statement.
While in D.C., Lightfoot said she was"optimistic" about the help the city could soon receive from the government. "I'm a very squeaky wheel on this issue, and I feel very confident that we will see some progress from the federal government in helping us, particularly when it comes to cross-border gun trafficking and also dealing with our warrants, the number of people that are out on warrants in Chicago, in the Cook County area," Lightfoot said Thursday."So I'm optimistic, based on the conversations I've had.
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