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People light candles during a vigil in memory of Treja Kelley in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street in Chicago on Sept. 9, 2019. Kelley was shot and killed a day earlier in the same area.
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People light candles during a vigil in memory of Treja Kelley in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street in Chicago on Sept. 9, 2019. Kelley was shot and killed a day earlier in the same area.

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Posters and balloons are left by the home of Judy Fields, grandmother of Treja Kelley, shot and killed while pregnant, during a nonviolence gathering organized by several groups in response to the teen's fatal shooting, in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 12, 2019, in Chicago.
Posters and balloons are left by the home of Judy Fields, grandmother of Treja Kelley, shot and killed while pregnant, during a nonviolence gathering organized by several groups in response to the teen’s fatal shooting, in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 12, 2019, in Chicago.
Treja Kelley dressed for prom in an undated photo.
Treja Kelley dressed for prom in an undated photo.
Judy Fields, left, in mourning for her granddaughter, Treja Kelley, who was shot and killed hours earlier, is consoled by a friend, Georgette Hardaway, at home on the South Side of Chicago on Sept. 9, 2019.
Judy Fields, left, in mourning for her granddaughter, Treja Kelley, who was shot and killed hours earlier, is consoled by a friend, Georgette Hardaway, at home on the South Side of Chicago on Sept. 9, 2019.
Courtney Kidd brings balloons to the family home of her slain godsister, Treja Kelley, on the South Side of Chicago on Sept. 9, 2019.
Courtney Kidd brings balloons to the family home of her slain godsister, Treja Kelley, on the South Side of Chicago on Sept. 9, 2019.
Kaywon Leonard, 19, was on the phone with his pregnant girlfriend Treja Kelley, both shown here, when she was fatally shot in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 8, 2019, after she testified during a trial of a person convicted of killing her cousin.
Kaywon Leonard, 19, was on the phone with his pregnant girlfriend Treja Kelley, both shown here, when she was fatally shot in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 8, 2019, after she testified during a trial of a person convicted of killing her cousin.
People bow their heads in prayer during a nonviolence gathering in response to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Treja A. Kelley in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 12, 2019, in Chicago.
People bow their heads in prayer during a nonviolence gathering in response to the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Treja A. Kelley in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 12, 2019, in Chicago.
People light candles during a vigil in memory of Treja Kelley in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street in Chicago on Sept. 9, 2019. Kelley was shot and killed a day earlier in the same area.
People light candles during a vigil in memory of Treja Kelley in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street in Chicago on Sept. 9, 2019. Kelley was shot and killed a day earlier in the same area.
Kaywon Leonard, 19, was on the phone with his pregnant girlfriend Treja Kelley when she was fatally shot in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 8, 2019. Leonard stands outside a barbershop on the South Side on Sept. 11, 2019.
Kaywon Leonard, 19, was on the phone with his pregnant girlfriend Treja Kelley when she was fatally shot in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 8, 2019. Leonard stands outside a barbershop on the South Side on Sept. 11, 2019.
Kaywon Leonard, 19, was on the phone with his pregnant girlfriend Treja Kelley, both shown here, when she was fatally shot in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 8, 2019, after she testified during a trial of a person convicted of killing her cousin.
Kaywon Leonard, 19, was on the phone with his pregnant girlfriend Treja Kelley, both shown here, when she was fatally shot in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 8, 2019, after she testified during a trial of a person convicted of killing her cousin.
Judy Fields, grandmother of Treja Kelley, on her porch in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 12, 2019, in Chicago.
Judy Fields, grandmother of Treja Kelley, on her porch in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 12, 2019, in Chicago.
People light candles during a vigil in memory of Treja Kelley in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street in Chicago on Sept. 9, 2019. Kelley was shot and killed a day earlier.
People light candles during a vigil in memory of Treja Kelley in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street in Chicago on Sept. 9, 2019. Kelley was shot and killed a day earlier.
Jasmine Williams, a family friend, writes a note on a poster during a nonviolence gathering in response to the fatal shooting of Treja Kelley in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 12, 2019, in Chicago.
Jasmine Williams, a family friend, writes a note on a poster during a nonviolence gathering in response to the fatal shooting of Treja Kelley in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 12, 2019, in Chicago.
A woman weeps as members of the church pray during a tribute service for Treja Kelley, 18, a former church member who was shot to death while walking home from work on Sept. 15, 2019.
A woman weeps as members of the church pray during a tribute service for Treja Kelley, 18, a former church member who was shot to death while walking home from work on Sept. 15, 2019.
Friends of Treja Kelley leave the Apostolic House of Prayer Church in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood after a tribute service for the teen on Sept. 15, 2019.
Friends of Treja Kelley leave the Apostolic House of Prayer Church in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood after a tribute service for the teen on Sept. 15, 2019.
A man weeps as members of the Apostolic House of Prayer Church pray during a tribute service for Treja Kelley, 18, a former church member who was shot to death while walking home from work on Sept. 15, 2019.
A man weeps as members of the Apostolic House of Prayer Church pray during a tribute service for Treja Kelley, 18, a former church member who was shot to death while walking home from work on Sept. 15, 2019.
Members of the Apostolic House of Prayer Church in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood pray during a tribute service for Treja Kelley, 18, a former church member who was fatally shot while walking home from work.
Members of the Apostolic House of Prayer Church in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood pray during a tribute service for Treja Kelley, 18, a former church member who was fatally shot while walking home from work.
A woman weeps while listening to a tribute for Treja Kelley, a former church member who was shot to death in September 2019.
A woman weeps while listening to a tribute for Treja Kelley, a former church member who was shot to death in September 2019.
People walk in and out of the Apostolic House of Prayer Church in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood before a tribute service for Treja Kelley.
People walk in and out of the Apostolic House of Prayer Church in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood before a tribute service for Treja Kelley.
Posters and balloons are left by the home of Judy Fields, grandmother of Treja Kelley, during a nonviolence gathering in response to the fatal shooting in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 12, 2019, in Chicago.
Posters and balloons are left by the home of Judy Fields, grandmother of Treja Kelley, during a nonviolence gathering in response to the fatal shooting in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street on Sept. 12, 2019, in Chicago.
Minister Tim Jackson, right, speaks during a service for Treja Kelley on Sept. 15, 2019. Jackson baptized Kelley when she was a teenager.
Minister Tim Jackson, right, speaks during a service for Treja Kelley on Sept. 15, 2019. Jackson baptized Kelley when she was a teenager.
Attendees clap during a service for Treja Kelley, 18, a former church member who was shot to death while walking home from work in September 2019.
Attendees clap during a service for Treja Kelley, 18, a former church member who was shot to death while walking home from work in September 2019.
Family and friends of Treja Kelley attend a tribute service at her church, the Apostolic House of Prayer, in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, on Sept. 15, 2019.
Family and friends of Treja Kelley attend a tribute service at her church, the Apostolic House of Prayer, in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, on Sept. 15, 2019.

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