IL IL- Maleek Smith, 14, student @ Muchin College Prep, fatally shot as he walked to the store, Homan Square alley, Chicago, 14/ 4/22, *New initiative*

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Apr 13, 2024
Maleek Smith, 14, was shot and killed back in 2022.

14-year-old boy shot, killed in Homan Square alley remembered for 'goofy sense of humor'

Even as they continue to search for answers, Smith's sisters insisted on remembering their little brother as a protector with a goofy sense of humor, who valued loyalty to family above all else.

abc7chicago.com

''Smith's family said the teenager was on spring break from Muchin College Prep in the Loop. On Thursday, he was on his way to a nearby gas station to buy snacks from the convenience store, along with an older brother and a friend, when they were shot at.'

"You were so wrong for this. My baby ran from you. You chased him. He didn't do nothing wrong, he just wanted to go to the store. He didn't even make it there," Makhia said. "Everybody here is wrong for not stepping up and saying anything about it cause we all know you heard something."

Even as they continue to search for answers, Smith's sisters insisted on remembering their little brother as a protector with a goofy sense of humor, who valued loyalty to family above all else.'

1 year after teen killed in Homan Square shooting, $15K reward offered for information

"He was supposed to be alive; he's not. And somebody needs to pay for that."

abc7chicago.com

''Maleek Smith, 14, was shot to death last April in an alley near West Flournoy Street and Central Park Avenue, according to police. No arrests have been made.
Smith's mother said he was walking to the store with his brother and a friend when he was shot.

"I'm hoping that somebody, actually this time, they say something. Somebody say something; somebody had to see something. He's a child; he deserved to grow up. He was supposed to be alive; he's not. And somebody needs to pay for that," Smith's mother Sheena Dunn said''