She was very bright, ever since she first started going to school. He said, I dont know what Im gonna do, and I said, Well, I just wanted to call and let you know that were praying for you. Because hes fighting the good fight, and it shouldnt have involved his daughter. How do I contact Microsoft Headquarters for a complaint? 97K views, 261 likes, 102 loves, 1K comments, 555 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from WGN TV: WATCH: Community activist Andrew Holmes speaks out after girl killed, father shot while sitting at. Holmes said he plans to put that message up on two or three more billboards. She got a job at a Kentucky Fried Chicken, and she started from the ground on up. But that still didnt prepare him for the night his daughter was shot. Keep your ear to the ground and eyes out there, he said. He says his work in the community led to a tip that ultimately resulted in an arrest in the case. $11,000 reward offered in fatal shooting of 24-year-old woman On Friday, anti-violence activist Andrew Holmes and the family of Imani Abitalib canvassed the neighborhood where she was killed, posting flyers on parked cars and tucking them inside mailboxes. "Then you say she's in a better place, we all pray and we believe in Christ. Lightfoot is the first elected Chicago mayor in 40 years to be denied a second term. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website, Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. They heard her scream and apparently, she looked and saw the gun and then the phone dropped. Weve marched, protested, I cant breathe. Guess what? Once she worked at the KFC for a while, she became a manager, and she would always call me and tell me she was taking this test or that test. The gunfire apparently came from several people involved in a scuffle at a night club next to a gas station. Bridget Mays, the aunt of Imani Abitalib, places a flyer on the windshield of a car on the 900 block of East 82nd Street Friday evening. Currently, we require either an Accountability & Finance beacon or an Impact & Results beacon to be eligible for a Charity Navigator rating. Holmes sister, Cassandra, was struck by a hit-and-run driver in January 2020. It was heartbreaking. My niece was innocent, just sitting in a car. Andrew Holmes, Chicago crisis responder: 'I'm a person that knows - MSN When she and her friends were in line at one particular club, a security guard and one of the owners came out and told them they had to go back to their cars. 2023 FOX Television Stations, more than 100 people have been shot in Chicago, Illinois bill would change rule on hanging items from car's rearview mirror, What to know about the massive red tulip display in Bronzeville, Milwaukee woman stabbed sister to death amid feud: complaint, Vernon Hills students' essays lead to emotional support dog in police department, Cook County jury finds Chicago accountant guilty of identity theft, tax fraud. So I decided to get involved on a level that I could get involved in, and thats basically trying to avert gang violence and drug violence in the community. Mays said Abitalib was as an ambitious young woman who was working two jobs at the Shedd Aquarium and at Wendys. From the moment we started our work in 2000, we understood that by working together we could overcome our challenges much more efficiently, and that is why we ultimately decided to launch Lock it Down. Chicago activist Andrew Holmes detains hit-and-run driver Chicago - Andrew Holmes FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation While her cousins ran up to get the child, Abitalib stayed behind, sitting in the parked car, on a FaceTime call with her best friend, Mays said. Give the page a little longer to finish Andrew H Holmes South Holland, age 59, male. Our team, our mission, our partners, and more. The victims, ages 27 and 56, were pronounced on scene near 86th and South Wood. An official website of the United States government.