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| Two men have been charged with the murder of Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old Chicago honours student who was shot dead a few days after performing at Barack Obama's inauguration. | Two men have been charged with the murder of Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old Chicago honours student who was shot dead a few days after performing at Barack Obama's inauguration. |
| Michael Ward, 18, and Kenneth Williams, 20, were charged with one count of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm, Chicago police spokeswoman Melissa Stratton said. She said police believed both men were gang members. | Michael Ward, 18, and Kenneth Williams, 20, were charged with one count of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm, Chicago police spokeswoman Melissa Stratton said. She said police believed both men were gang members. |
| The two had been described by police as "persons of interest" when they were taken into custody early on Sunday, a day after the first lady, Michelle Obama, and other dignitaries attended the Hadiya'a funeral. | The two had been described by police as "persons of interest" when they were taken into custody early on Sunday, a day after the first lady, Michelle Obama, and other dignitaries attended the Hadiya'a funeral. |
| Hadiya, a popular high school majorette, was with a group of friends when she was shot in the back with a handgun. Police have said none of the people in Hadiya's group were affiliated with gangs but that the gunman apparently mistook one for a member of a rival gang that had encroached on his gang's turf. The men charged on Monday lived nearby, Stratton said. | Hadiya, a popular high school majorette, was with a group of friends when she was shot in the back with a handgun. Police have said none of the people in Hadiya's group were affiliated with gangs but that the gunman apparently mistook one for a member of a rival gang that had encroached on his gang's turf. The men charged on Monday lived nearby, Stratton said. |
| Michelle Obama attended Hadiya's funeral on Sunday and the girl's parents are to sit with the first lady during the president's state of the union address on Tuesday night. Obama is scheduled to return to Chicago three days later to discuss gun violence. | Michelle Obama attended Hadiya's funeral on Sunday and the girl's parents are to sit with the first lady during the president's state of the union address on Tuesday night. Obama is scheduled to return to Chicago three days later to discuss gun violence. |
| Just as the December killing of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, brought renewed scrutiny of the nation's gun laws, the death of the Chicago teen cast the city's gun violence problem in a new light. | Just as the December killing of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, brought renewed scrutiny of the nation's gun laws, the death of the Chicago teen cast the city's gun violence problem in a new light. |
| In 2012 Chicago's homicide rate topped 500 for the first time since 2008, stoking residents' concerns about gun violence and leading the police department to put more officers on the street and to focus more on combating gangs. | In 2012 Chicago's homicide rate topped 500 for the first time since 2008, stoking residents' concerns about gun violence and leading the police department to put more officers on the street and to focus more on combating gangs. |
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