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Little Village Community Calls Attention to Missing Women
Clip: 3/25/2023 | 7m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Little Village advocates want more attention paid to missing women.
The Little Village community is on high alert after two young women were found murdered in recent weeks. Community advocates are calling attention to the trend.
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Little Village Community Calls Attention to Missing Women
Clip: 3/25/2023 | 7m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
The Little Village community is on high alert after two young women were found murdered in recent weeks. Community advocates are calling attention to the trend.
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TWO YOUNG WOMEN HAVE BEEN FOUND DEAD IN RECENT WEEKS.
IN FEBRUARY, A 20-YEAR-OLD WAS FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN AN ALLEY.
YOU CAN SEE HER HERE.
IN MARCH, THE BODY OF A 21-YEAR- OLD, WHO HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE JANUARY, WAS ALSO FOUND IN A NEIGHBORHOOD ALLEY.
AND NOW, ANOTHER REPORTED DISAPPEARANCE, A 15-YEAR-OLD WHO WAS LAST SEEN WALKING IN LITTLE VILLAGE.
AT A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK, THE SISTER OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH THE POLICE.
>> I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO DID THIS TO HER, WHY THEY LEFT HER THE WAY THEY LEFT HER WORK FOR THE POLICE TO HAVE TOLD ME AND MY FAMILY THAT SHE WAS NOT IN ANY DANGER, SHE WAS NOT A PRIORITY, OUR FAMILY AND EVERY OTHER GIRLS FAMILY THAT HAS BEEN OUT THERE, WE NEED TO HAVE CLOSURE AND JUSTICE.
WHO IS COMING IN AND TAKING THESE LITTLE GIRLS?
SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
>> JOINING US NOW WITH MORE IS PRESIDENT OF THE LITTLE VILLAGE COMMUNITY COUNCIL, AND COMMUNITY RESIDENT DOLORES.
I WANT TO WELCOME BOTH OF YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT WE DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM THEM.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AGAIN.
THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU.
I WANT TO START WITH YOU.
THE STATEMENT WE JUST HEARD FROM THE SISTER WAS AT A NEWS CONFERENCE THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION CALLED.
WHY DID YOU FEEL THE NEED TO CALL A NEWS CONFERENCE?
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
WHEN WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A MURDER IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE BEGAN ORGANIZING A MARCH AND PROTEST BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FAMILY HERE.
CAN YOU IMAGINE SENDING YOUR DAUGHTER OR LOVED ONE TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER THAT AMERICAN DREAM, AND IT TURNS INTO A NIGHTMARE?
SHE FLED HER COUNTRY FROM VIOLENCE.
IT IS VERY CONCERNING WHEN THE AUTHORITIES, THE HOMICIDE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, DOESN'T REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY OR ORGANIZATIONS AND SAY, HEY, THE COMMUNITY IS FINE, THERE IS NO ALERT.
IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE, WE SAID, IF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED IN LAKEVIEW, THEY WOULD'VE CALLED OUT AN ALERT TO THE COMMUNITY.
BUT HAD TO TAKE A PROTEST IN OUR ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER AND DEMAND JUSTICE IN ORDER TO GET SOME TYPE OF JUSTICE, AND ALSO ATTENTION FROM THE AUTHORITIES, ATTENTION FROM THE POLICE TO LET US KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.
I CONTACTED ROSA'S FATHER .
WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT HER.
I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO STOP EXAGGERATING, THAT I SHOULD NOT BE EXAGGERATING.
TO ME, ONE DEATH IS ENOUGH TO EXAGGERATE.
THERE SHOULD BE NO WOMAN DEAD HERE IN MY COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THE WAY THAT REINA WAS KILLED.
>> I AM SURE DOLORES FEELS THE SAME WAY.
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ABOUT THE SITUATION?
ARE PEOPLE AFRAID?
ESPECIALLY THE WOMEN?
>> THE COMMUNITY DOES NOT FEEL SAFE.
THEY SAY THEY WANT JUSTICE.
THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN LITTLE VILLAGE.
REYNA, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
THERE IS CONCERN.
NOBODY IS IN THE STREETS.
EVERYBODY IS IN THEIR HOUSE HIDING BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY AFRAID ABOUT THE SITUATION RIGHT NOW.
THE POLICE, THE MAYOR, NOBODY EXPLAINED TO US THE PROBLEM.
WE WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE SITUATION IS RIGHT NOW.
>> A LOT OF QUESTIONS STILL NEED ANSWERS.
YOU ARE IN TOUCH, ACTUALLY, WITH THE FAMILIES OF THE TWO WOMEN THAT WERE KILLED.
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?
>> THE FAMILY IN GUATEMALA, THEY DON'T SPEAK SPANISH, WE NEED INTERPRETERS FOR THEM.
THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS.
WE WILL CONTINUE ADVOCATING AND GETTING JUSTICE FOR HER PARENTS , FOR REINA, AND FOR ROSA, YESTERDAY WAS HER FUNERAL.
VERY DEVASTATING TO SEE THE FAMILY GO THROUGH WHAT THEY WENT TO .
A CLOSED CASKET.
THAT REALLY BROKE MY HEART.
THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN THEM ANSWERS, THEY JUST GIVE THEM, WE THINK THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.
WE WANT REAL CONCRETE ANSWERS AND TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED SO THE COMMUNITY COULD BE ALERT AND AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THESE TWO YOUNG LADIES.
>> DEFINITELY.
ARE THERE ANY UPDATES ON THE CASE, THE STATUS OF THE MISSING TEENAGER, AZREYA LOMELI?
>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
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