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Mourners gather outside Greater Harvest Baptist Church on the South Side before the service for Hadiya Pendleton on Feb. 9, 2013.
Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune
Mourners gather outside Greater Harvest Baptist Church on the South Side before the service for Hadiya Pendleton on Feb. 9, 2013.
Chicago Tribune
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As outrage over Hadiya Pendleton’s slaying spread from City Hall to the White House, she became a symbol of escalating violence in Chicago while fueling the national debate over guns and crime.