Activist Who Fought to Defund Police and Remove Police from Schools Is Shot Dead in Chicago

A teen activist in Chicago who rallied to defund police and remove police from schools was shot dead on Friday.

Caleb Reed was found shot in the head.
No suspect has been named in the shooting.

Caleb lived and was shot in our ward this weekend. He was a light in our community that was extinguished too soon. We need to address the root causes of #GunViolence so that we stop losing our people. I ask that people help continue the work he was doing and pray for the family. https://t.co/WFWv9DXY2Z

— Ald. Andre Vasquez, @andrefor40th.bsky.social (@Andrefor40th) August 3, 2020

The young activist spoke out against police.

This is Caleb Reed, a Freedom Fighter, speaking at a press conference in early June demanding #CopsOutCPS.

Such a beautiful soul. Rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/3JJWRP6uVq

— Kelly Garcia (@_KellyGarcia__) August 3, 2020

The Blaze reported:

Caleb Reed, a 17-year-old student activist from Mather High School in Chicago, was found shot in the head on Friday.

The teen’s death comes just weeks after he publicly called for the district to remove police from district schools.

What are the details?
Reed, described by the Chicago Sun-Times as a “student leader with a youth activist group,” was discovered on a sidewalk of the West Rogers Park neighborhood in the city.

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