A 15-year old boy visiting a Chicago gas station to buy snacks, died after being shot 24 times.
Sincere Cole was fatally attacked in the Chicago Lawn area Saturday night when the unidentified gunman approached and opened fire.
Police have yet to reveal if they have any suspects and Cole’s family are begging any witnesses to speak out. They are pleading they come forward with any evidence that could help catch the criminal responsible.
“I’ve got to stand up here and scream from inside out and make sure I get the word out so he won’t be another name, another number, another tag,” his aunt and legal guardian, Brandy Martin, said from the scene of the shooting.
Martin said she hopes surveillance footage from nearby stores and apartments will help solve the crime.
The grieving aunt said Sincere was a “lovable kid” who was often misunderstood after his mother, Felon Smith, was fatally struck by a Chicago Transit Authority train in 2019.
She described him as an “ambitious” child who had taken initiative to better his life.
“Sincere was creative, ambitious. An entrepreneur at 15. He found a way. Standing at the gas station pumping people’s gas to make money; it’s better than knocking an old lady in the head for her purse,” Martin said.
“He didn’t have to die.”
Police are investigating all angles to capture the suspect and have declined any further interviews until they have new substantial evidence.
Another senseless killing…24 SHOTS! WTH! The Mayor is incompetent, the Police Chief is incompetent, the police are being hunted by criminals and their hands are tied as to what kind of law enforcement they can do by the Mayor and the idiot City Council, and lastly, the Mayor and City Council already cut funding that has hampered the police from being able to enforce any law. If you’re living in Chicago, I’d suggest moving.
They need to recall the Mayor if possible
this only happens to blk kids in usa.