Reign Ware, a 5-year-old girl, was fatally shot on the Near West Side of Chicago while sitting in a parked car with her father after leaving a family party early Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. when a Jeep Cherokee pulled up and shots were fired. Chicago Police Department reports indicate that about 60 shell casings of four different calibers were found at the scene. Ware was among nine people fatally shot over the Memorial Day weekend in Chicago, where nearly 50 people were shot in total, including a 12-year-old boy who was wounded while riding his bike. Her grandmother and mother have issued pleas for justice following the tragic event.
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Nearly 50 people were shot over the weekend in shootings across Chicago, including a 12-year-old boy who was shot and wounded while riding his bike. This senseless violence is preventable. We donβt have to live or die like this. https://t.co/iDxnHRCqle
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Reign Ware, 5, was going to start kindergarten this fall. Sunday she was shot to death sitting in the car w/ her dad after leaving a family party. CPD reports obtained by @Suntimes say about 60 shell casings of four different calibers were at the scene. https://t.co/KfcpnHl3ut
A 5 year old girl is dead after 41 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend. Want stricter gun laws? Chicago has exactly zero legal gun stores and gun ranges. https://t.co/xi5kodrRPy
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