#CHICAGO Murdered 9-Year-Old Boy's Mother Pleads For Someone To Turn In Shooter @DNA

Tyshawn Lee CAPS meeting

CHICAGO — Alongside police and community members, the mother of murdered 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee pleaded for anyone with information on Monday's shooting to come forward.

Churches, community groups and individuals are collectively offering $20,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the person who shot and killed Lee.

Speaking briefly at a community meeting held by police at the site of her son's murder, a shaken Karla Lee begged the several dozen in attendance for someone to come forward.

"I just want justice for my son. Whoever knows anything, please go to the police," Lee said. "He was only 9, he didn't deserve this. That was my only baby."

Tyshawn Lee was shot in his head and chest about 4:15 p.m. in the alley in the 8000 block of South Damen Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A GoFundMe site set up to help pay for Tyshawn's funeral already had raised almost $15,000 as of early Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Tribune reported that police are investigating whether the boy may have been killed in retaliation for his father's gang activities. The father, Pierre Stokes, told the paper he doubted that was the case, though, he added, he did feel that the boy was targeted.

Stokes told the Tribune, "I feel bad. I feel like it's my fault" because he was not with his son at the time the boy was shot and killed.

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By Alex Nitkin and Kelly Bau