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Seven-year-old Akeem Briscoe was in the bathroom washing his hands before dinner on Wednesday night when gunfire erupted yet again outside his Chicago home.
The boy’s family heard the sound of a bullet striking a window and saw him emerge clutching his abdomen. He had become one of nearly 300 children shot this year in a city whose mayor just announced she is awarding herself a 5 percent “cost of living”raise.
On Saturday, Akeem had attended his father’s funeral. Akbar Briscoe died earlier this month following open-heart surgery. Akeem’s mother, Deidra Misters, is said by family to have been devastated by the death.