Crime & Safety
Mom Demands Justice For Slain Son, Calls For Witness Protection
A group of loved ones said more crimes will be solved if people feel safer coming forward.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Sending a flurry of balloons into the air, loved ones on Sunday called for a program to protect witnesses to gun crimes. They said more crimes will be solved if people felt safer coming forward.
Among those who attended the event in Columbus Park on the city’s West Side was Sharita Galloway of Oak Park. Her son, Elijah Sims, died in her arms four years ago — a day before his 17th birthday — after he was shot in the 5500 block of West Quincy Street.