Dahleen Glanton: What we learned from the execution of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee: Chicago's cycle of violence may be unstoppable
Do you remember what happened to 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee? He was walking to his grandmother's house, dribbling his basketball along the way, when someone lured him into an alley and executed him.
The gunman shot Tyshawn in the head at close range, partially severing the boy's thumb as he tried to block the bullet with his hand.
It is difficult, even four years later, to think of this tragedy. Nothing about it makes sense. In 2015, this was one of the most heinous killings Chicago had ever seen. It still is.
