Jayla Vrana

Death by Force

On July 31, 2023, 16-year-old Jayla Vrana was fatally shot in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. The incident occurred in the 400 block of West 72nd Street during a large outdoor gathering attended by numerous teenagers. Reports indicate that Jayla and her friends had traveled from the southern suburbs to attend the event, aiming to celebrate the end of summer before the school year commenced.

As the group walked from the Red Line station toward the party location, they were confronted b ...Read More

Deadly gun violence among young people is on the rise in Chicago, numbers show

Chicago Sun-Times: 16-year-old girl killed, friend wounded while walking to Englewood party. ‘What can we let our kids do without them getting hurt?’

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