‘This violence shouldn't be tolerated:' Community activist grieving after teen grandson shot and killed
Rev. Robin Hood said his grandson, who meant the world to him, loved playing basketball and would have turned 17 in November.A prominent Chicago pastor and community activist expressed anguish on Saturday after his teenage grandson was shot and killed one day prior.
Rev. Robin Hood, of Redeemed Outreach Ministry, said his grandson Rashaun Hood was shot and killed at around 10:15 p.m. Friday near 81st and Elizabeth Street.“He’s a good kid. I don’t think anybody could say anything bad about him,” the reverend said. “We called him 'tiny man' because he was short in statue and ever since he was a little boy, he was just this tiny kid that could talk.”
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyHood said his grandson, who meant the world to him, loved playing basketball and would have turned 17 in November. The 16-year-old was also his father's only son. “He’s going to feel that, his mother is going to feel that,” Hood told NBC Chicago. “I’m just going to miss him.”
Family said the teen was out with two friends Friday night in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood when someone fired shots and Rashaun was shot in the chest. He was taken to the hospital where he died.
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