At Veronica Lopez’s Sweet 16 party, children played among the headstoneshttp://nyti.ms/2fBwPTw
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Veronica was 1 of 6 people killed in gunfire in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend. She was 15.pic.twitter.com/lEhkdAq8ST
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That weekend, The New York Times tracked the shootings to chronicle the surge in violence in Chicago this yearhttp://nyti.ms/2fmrVa3
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“Be careful,” Veronica's mother would tell her. “Bullets have no names.”pic.twitter.com/4Bm0wEeH61
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Friday night of Memorial Day weekend, Veronica took a ride with friends along Lake Shore Drivepic.twitter.com/q90BFk2c4g
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A sudden, sharp sound: glass breaking. Gun shots. "They pull right alongside and start shooting, at least 15 shots.”pic.twitter.com/omYbTGZH31
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Almost half a year later, the police have not made any arrests in Veronica Lopez's case.pic.twitter.com/uSKm1qBoeQ
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Violence has taken 654 lives in Chicago so far this yearhttp://nyti.ms/2fBwPTw
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