'It's very sad that our children are participating in these activities. So number one we have to be better parents,' Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks said.
In the most violent weekend this year, the city saw 44 people shot — 7 of them fatally.mostly youth met up downtown and ended up creating chaosVideo from Saturday night around 9 p.m. near Michigan Avenue and Millennium shows the crowds acting out and eventually 13 arrests were made.
Ten of those were juveniles, charged with crimes like disorderly conduct, mob action and curfew violations. One handgun and a replica firearm were recovered. The Chicago Police Department anticipated the large gathering and had sufficient resources deployed to manage the crowd and ensure public safety.Pastor Corey Brooks of New Beginnings Church says teens are heading downtown because of a lack of other options.
"It's very sad that our children are participating in these activities. So number one we have to be better parents. Number 2 we have to be better community leaders and make sure that we call our children to task on the responsibilities. And we have to all continue to do the work to make sure these type of events don't continue throughout the summer, because if that is so, it's only going to continue to be a black eye on our city," Brooks said.
Brooks is trying to raise millions of dollars to help give youth something to do by creating a new youth center. Centers like the one he hopes to break ground on this summer, he says, will become a model for other neighborhoods to stop kids from gathering on the streets and occupy their time with activities, sports or classes.Brooks has been on the rooftop for more than 130 days and will stay there until he’s garnered another $23.5 million.
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