It was the 62nd homicide of 2013 in the city, according to RedEye Chicago; last year, more than 500 homicides were reported in Chicago, a horrifying number that represented a massive increase over 2011.
Others have come forward to donate money to a reward fund to help find the killer. Tuesday night, that reward fund stood at $11,000.As police search for the killer of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins, outrage over her death spreads, and the outpouring of grief includes a gesture by the Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose.Rose has offered to help pay for Jonylah's funeral expenses.
This isn't the first time that Rose has been connected to this kind of charitable, compassionate act, nor the first time he's been largely unwilling to elaborate on his connection to it. As Bryan Crawford of NBC Chicago's Outside Shot blog notes, "Rose was also said to have paid for the funeral of slain rapper Lil’ Jo Jo, who was shot and killed while riding a bike last September." The 18-year-old rapper, whose name was Joseph Coleman, grew up in Englewood, the same neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago where Rose was raised.
USA Equal Platforms Blog is sending our deepest condolences to the Watkins family. May time heal all pain....
If I had my child to raise all over again
- I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
- I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
- I would do less correcting and more connecting.
- I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
- I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
- I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
- I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
- I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
~Diane Loomans, from ,"If I Had My Child To Raise Over Again"
