| For Immediate Release: December 1, 2009 |
Contact: Sharon Jenkins Washington, DC Office (202) 225.4372 Stephanie Gadlin District Office (773) 224.6500 |
"WHAT HAPPENED TO JAHMESHIA CONNER?" |
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| REP. BOBBY RUSH TO JOIN FAMILY OF JAHMESHIA CONNER AT 6 PM VIGIL; WILL DEMAND JUSTICE FOR 12-YEAR-OLD HOMICIDE VICTIM | ||
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CHICAGO – Tonight at 6 PM, Congressman Bobby L. Rush will join the family of 12-year-old Jahmeshia Conner in a candlelight vigil in an alley at 6429 S. Marshfield where child's body was discarded Monday afternoon. The legislator said he is outraged that Englewood fifth grader, who went missing November 15, was quickly classified by police as a runaway and because there appeared to be no massive outreach effort to locate her. "What happened to Jahmeshia Connor?" Rush asked. "Why did the Chicago Police Department classify this child as a runaway despite the pleas of the family that she did not match that profile? We know this was a bright student who was active in her church and had recently become a cheerleader. She was happy. She had no reason to run away from home. If police had taken this case more seriously might Jahmeshia be alive today? Why wasn't an Amber Alert issued? Had her case received the same amount of publicity that missing children from other communities receive might she be alive today? These are the answers we don't have and these are the answers we want to know." ### |
