Wednesday, January 26, 2022

‘I lost my princess,’ says mother of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega as officials announce charges in child’s slaying

 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-melissa-ortega-shooting-arrest-charges-20220126-gntzmmtubngipn57wdnrhefhdu-story.html

Melissa and her mother immigrated to Chicago from Mexico this past August, according to a fundraiser started to help pay a funeral and to bring her to her hometown in Mexico.

“They were both excited to start a new life in Chicago and build their American Dream,” the fundraiser organizer wrote. “I was honored to have met Melissa and will always remember her beautiful smile.”

https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/01/24/little-village-devastated-by-slaying-of-8-year-old-melissa-ortega-this-suffering-is-becoming-all-too-familiar/

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