HELL ON REPEAT
A stray bullet killed 8-year-old Melissa Ortega—and renewed rage at leaders who can’t or won’t fix a familiar problem.
Hillary Flores is a bilingual multimedia reporter based in Chicago who focuses on immigration, politics, and education.
‘FULL OF HOPE’
“She sought to achieve the American Dream but was instead given American Violence,” said the family of the 8-year-old, who was gunned down just months after leaving Mexico.
DIVIDED
The city avoided the kind of unrest many feared, but as demonstrators on both sides gathered outside the courthouse, it was clear that tensions are still high.
'A SENSE OF HUMANITY'
“Biden is actually trying," said Kenosha resident Chanel Pugh. "He’s actually coming to the church and willing to meet with the family.”
Party Line
“If he wouldn't have shot them guys it would have been him,” one Trump supporter said of Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of murder at a recent protest in the troubled city.