Chicago 4th of July death toll surpassed Highland Park

• Mychal Moultry Jr. was 4 when he was killed by a stray bullet last Labor Day weekend.
• His mother says she expected more outcry over a 4-year-death.
• She argues South and West Side gun violence doesn’t get enough attention. 

Mychal Moultry Jr., commonly known as MJ, was 4 when he was murdered by a stray bullet last Labor Day weekend in the Chicago Woodlawn neighborhood.

She remembers him as a whiz who skipped pre-school and started kindergarten early. He called her “Happy” instead of “Mom”

Gregg remembers how hard it was to garner media attention for his cause. She was saddened by Monday’s tragedy in Highland Park, Illinois, but she noticed how differently others reacted.

Gregg only had MJ. Ten months after the boy’s death, no one has been arrested for his murder.

She wasn’t surprised by the attention and aid Highland Park received because it’s a white Chicago suburb. She argues South and West Side gun violence doesn’t get enough attention.

Gregg says, “I expected more outcry over a 4-year-death.” old’s Black and brown youngsters are treated differently.

As the country was startled by the planned mass massacre in Highland Park, Chicago’s South and West sides mourned more deaths and injuries. Eight people were shot and died in Chicago over the July 4 weekend, and 68 were injured.

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Gregg and others who aid the Highland Park neighborhood say they are not comparing the tragedies and stand with them.

They want the same care and eagerness to discover answers as in Highland Park on the South and West sides, where gun violence is accepted but not addressed.

Community people left strollers, lawn chairs, bikes, shoes, toys, blankets, and more following the Highland Park shooting. When mass shootings occur daily in Chicago’s South and West sides, tangible goods aren’t lost, says Grooms.