EAST GARFIELD PARK—Hundreds of mourners came together Saturday for the funeral of Amari Brown, the 7-year-old gunned down in Humboldt Park on the Fourth of July.
Mourners lined up outside Vernon Baptist Church on 2622 W Jackson Blvd. The packed church was full of friends, teachers and political leaders.
Church is filled to capacity for #AmariBrown no one being let in or out. @WBBMNewsradio
— Mariam Sobh (@mariamsobh) July 11, 2015
The crowd included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle lookalikes, in honor of the show friends said the boy loved, according to WBBM News Radio and the Sun-Times.
Three Teenage Ninja Turtles just arrived to the funeral of Amari Brown, 7, set to start at 10. pic.twitter.com/ascvb2DRk3
— Jordyn Alyse Holman (@JordynJournals) July 11, 2015Brown was reportedly displayed in an open casket, wearing a white suit with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles bowtie.
The service included eulogies from Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), as well as a statement read on behalf of Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Senator Mark Kirk spoke on how he will lobby for stricter gun laws in Washington on behalf of Amari and his family.
— Jordyn Alyse Holman (@JordynJournals) July 11, 2015 Brown was shot in the chest last Saturday by a bullet Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said was meant for his father, Antonio Brown, who police have called a "ranking member" of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang.
Community members have offered a combined $6,000 to anyone with information on who was behind the shooting.
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