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Emily Ruiz lived at a public housing complex across the street.
Phillip Mitchell, a 15-year-old Gary Comer College Prep student, was an “introvert” known for his good humor and even better outfits, doing Double Dutch dance at his family’s church and rapping, his main passion, according to his mom. He was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon.
Kendall most recently made headlines with the two-year prison sentence she handed to former Ald. Edward M. Burke. Kendall's ascension and replacement of outgoing Chief Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer are dictated by law.
John Velez was just 17 when he was found guilty of killing Anthony Hueneca in March 2001. Velez served 16 years in prison before the conviction was vacated after a witness’s admission that he hadn’t actually seen the shooting happen.