Eric Clark

Four-year-old Jacele Johnson, a bullet in her head, writhed in her mother's arms while her mother screamed the child's name to keep her from slipping into unconsciousness. Jacele had been...

Before it was clear that Jacele had a chance at survival, the emergency room grew crowded and hectic. Hospital staff called University of Chicago police to calm agitated family members...

Jacele's father Marcel Johnson walked into the emergency room lobby with hollow glossy eyes and an exhausted face just after 4 a.m. His eyes caught Trennetta Gresham's and the two...

More than a dozen officers, detectives and investigators remained at the scene on Justine for four hours after the shooting. The block was brightest when lit by the flash of...

Jacele was not the only one hit. Her 17-year-old cousin was left in serious condition with wounds to his neck and chest — he had jumped forward when the shooting...