Chicago: 2 Moms Who Volunteered With Anti-Violence Group Shot Dead On Corner They Were Protecting

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CHICAGO — Two women who volunteered for an anti-violence group that protected a neighborhood corner in Auburn Gresham were killed at that corner in a shooting Friday.

The women were on the same block — 75th Street and Stewart Avenue — where they’d volunteer with Mothers Against Senseless Killings, organizers wrote on Facebook. Members of that group have sat on the corner every day during the summers since 2015 in a bid to stop shootings in the area. They often bring out neighborhood children, playing games and hosting barbecues.

Both of the victims, 26-year-old Chantell Grant and 35-year-old Andrea Stoudemire, were mothers. Two more people were wounded as a result of the shooting.

Tamar Manasseh, the founder of the group, held a press conference at the corner Sunday. Manasseh’s work has led to investment in the area, including the creation of Block Academy, a community resource center that will give teens and young adults the opportunity to finish their high school education.

https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/07/29/2-women-who-volunteered-with-south-side-anti-violence-group-shot-dead-on-corner-they-were-protecting/

These women were amazing! It's so horrible.

[Blue Owl]

1. Oh God

Please -- Not the good ones... Not the good ones...

[Demonaut]

2. humanity

[madaboutharry]

3. The world is sick.

RIP dear ladies.

[JudyM]

4. Heartbreaking.

Brave women. Good women.

[Demovictory9]

5. tragic

[onecaliberal]

6. Words fail.

[lpbk2713]

7. Pisses me off something fierce.

Murdered because they were doing something positive for their community.
I can't adequately express my outrage. My sympathies to their families.