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[WATCH] Lil Durk Says It’s His “Number One Goal” To End Gun Violence In Chicago

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In a recent interview with the Big Facts Podcast, Chicago rap star Lil Durk said he supports ending gun violence in his hometown.

Big Facts co-host Big Bank asked him what he would do if he could “clean the streets of Chicago up” and Durk responded, “That’s the number one goal, to stop it,” he said. “But, the number one priority for us in the streets and politician-wise, is to stop the violence and slow it down as much as possible. It starts with everybody just coming together.”

The “All My Life” rapper admits that the task is easier said than done.,

“But, like I said, it’s hard because you probably got him other here thinking he that, but his young n****s don’t even respect him,” Durk said. “So, even if he be like, ‘Come on. Let’s come together.’ They’d look at him like, ‘Get the fuck on.’”

Earlier this year, Durk announced on social media that he would be organizing his Smurkchella concert, which would be aimed at combating gun violence.

“I’ma do a Smurkchella next year at the bears stadium in Chicago,” he wrote. “it’s gone be a stop the violence event and we gone split half the money with different non profits from big to small. I need help I need every artist who locked in with me to help save these kids.”

He then tagged his own non-profit organization and added, “@neighborhoodheroesfoundation will help put it together let’s go this my way of giving back without saying it to look cool.”

Lil Durk launched his Neighborhood Heroes non-profit organization in 2020 and has been steadily giving back to his community in the years that followed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJi4hdQVBCA

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Philadelphia Rapper Bankroll Gambino Killed In Drive-By Shooting, 5 Others Injured

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A 21-year-old rapper on the rise fell victim to gun violence over the weekend in Philadelphia as he was in the midst of shooting a music video. Ezra Weah, also known as Bankroll Gambino, was shot and killed this past Sunday in a nighttime drive-by shooting that left five others injured as well.

NBC Philadelphia reports:

Ezra Weah, who went by the stage name Bankroll Gambino, was with a group of people in front of a home on the 2600 block of Carroll Street around 8:20 p.m. when an unidentified gunman opened fire.

Weah, 21, was shot in the head and died at the scene. Five other men in their 20s were also shot. Three of the survivors are in critical condition while the other two are stable.

“I went upstairs in my room and then all of a sudden you hear all these shots,” Sabrie Comer told NBC10. “I came outside, you see two guys laying on top of each other. One guy on the step. One guy right across the street from me laying across the car shot up. It was just a mess.”

The outlet adds that in the wee hours of Sunday morning, Weah survived a shooting attempt. Authorities also believe that members of Bankroll Gambino’s crew might be on the hunt themselves for the gunmen who took the rapper’s life.

Rest powerfully in peace to Bankroll Gambino.

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Gunmen Open Fire At Florida Rapper Yungeen Ace, Friend Shot And Killed

Jacksonville, Florida rapper Yungeen Ace was the target in a shooting in Georgia over the weekend, which left one of his friends dead.

Ace, whose real name is Kenyanta Bullard, along with three of his associates, were ambushed by three gunmen at a Hampton Inn hotel in Waycross, Georgia. After the shots ceased, Ace’s friend Jeremy Brookins of Jacksonville was found dead.

Ace just released a song ironically entitled :Murder Rate Rising”.

Ace’s career has been riddled with problems surrounding gun violence. He was recently jailed for a probation violation after he popped up at a local mall where his younger bother and two of his friends were gunned down.

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Black Milwaukee Girl Who Spoke Out Against Gun Violence Killed By Stray Bullet

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Sandra Parks once penned a moving essay about gun violence in her hometown of Milwaukee and how the rising number of shooting incidents had an effect on people. The 13-year-old girl was hit with a stray bullet while in her bedroom, dying from the wound.

WPR reports:

Monday night, Sandra,13, became a victim of that violence when shots were fired into her Milwaukee home. It’s unclear if her home was targeted.

In her 2016 essay, she wrote, “We are in a state of chaos. In the city in which I live, I hear and see examples of chaos almost every day. Little children are victims of senseless gun violence.”

Authorities said Sandra was sitting inside the home with family members around 8 p.m. Monday when the shooting happened. No other family members were hurt.

Police said Tuesday that a 26-year-old Milwaukee man has been taken into custody.

According to several reports, including from local outlet WISN, Parks’ sister said that the girl was strong even as she suffered from the wound.

}She took it like a soldier,” Tatiana Ingram said to reporters. “She just walked in the room and said, ‘Mama, I’m shot.’”

May Sandra Parks rest powerfully in peace.

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