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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 8 augusT 2023
8-year-old Chicago girl fatally shot by man upset with kids making

noise, witnesses say

Associated Press had said something about
CHICAGO (AP) — An them being too loud,” Kel-
8-year-old Chicago girl rid- ley said.
ing a scooter was fatally After the shooting, the gun-
shot in the head by a man man was tackled by Sara-
who was upset over noise, bi’s father and shot during
witnesses said. a struggle, according to a
“It just didn’t make sense. police report. He was taken
None of it made sense,” to a hospital.
a neighbor, Megan Kel- “He ran over there, foot-
ley, told the Chicago Sun- ball-tackled this guy,” com-
Times. “Everybody in the munity activist Andrew Hol-
community would just tell mes said.
him they are just kids hav- Chicago police spokes-
ing fun playing. Just let man Tom Ahern said pros-
them be.” ecutors were reviewing the
The shooting happened case for charges Monday.
Saturday night in Chica- Stuffed animals and sun-
go’s Portage Park neigh- flowers were placed at
borhood. Police were at the base of a tree near the
the suspect’s apartment shooting scene.
building Sunday, interview- “With great sadness, we
ing people and collecting are devastated at the loss
evidence, hours after the Police investigate the apartment building of the shooter at the scene where an 8-year-old Chicago of another young life,” the
death of Sarabi Medina. girl was killed in Portage Park, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. Chicago school district said
“Before he shot her, he (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) in a statement.q

Justice Department helping Ukraine in war crimes investigations,

Attorney General Garland says

By Lindsay Whitehurst and He appointed a prosecu- American soldiers or senior
Nicholas Riccardi tor to serve at a center officials. Although it is not a
Associated Press opened last month in The member of the court, the
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Jus- Hague to support nations U.S. has cooperated with
tice Department is cooper- building cases against se- the ICC in the past on war
ating with the International nior Russian leaders for the crimes issues, notably dur-
Criminal Court and sup- crime of aggression. ing the Obama administra-
porting Ukrainian prosecu- International Center for the tion when Washington con-
tors carrying out war crime Prosecution of the Crime tributed evidence to the
investigation s, Attorney of Aggression will not issue investigation into atrocities
General Merrick Garland indictments or arrest war- allegedly committed by
said Monday as he reaf- rants for suspects but will the Lord’s Resistance Army
firmed his department’s aid instead support investiga- in Uganda and surrounding
more than a year after the tions already underway states in east Africa.
Russian invasion. in Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, However, American an- U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland makes a point as he
Congress recently allowed Lithuania and Poland. tipathy toward the tribu- speaks to members of the house of delegates of the American
for new U.S. flexibility in as- The ICC does not have ju- nal reached new heights Bar Association at the group’s annual meeting Monday, Aug. 7,
sisting the court with investi- risdiction to prosecute ag- during the Trump admin- 2023, in Denver.
gations into foreign nation- gression in Ukraine because istration when it imposed (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
als related to Ukraine, and Russia and Ukraine have sanctions on the former is giving wide-ranging as- must ensure that a just soci-
the Justice Department will not ratified the Rome Stat- ICC chief prosecutor and sistance to Ukraine, from ety comes out on the other
be a key part of the United ute that founded the court, several aides for pursuing training on prosecuting en- side of the war,” he said.
States’ cooperation, Gar- though Ukraine’s prosecu- investigations into alleged vironmental crimes to help The Justice Department
land said. tor general has said they war crimes committed by developing a secure elec- is “honored to stand with
“We are not waiting for plan to join. U.S. troops in Afghanistan tronic case-management them.” Garland also en-
the hostilities to end before The United States also is and Iraq and Israeli service- system for more than 90,000 couraged more private
pursuing justice and ac- not an ICC member state. members in the West Bank suspected atrocity crimes. lawyers to volunteer to help
countability. We are work- Since the Treaty of Rome, and Gaza. Garland also touted the Ukrainian victims.
ing closely with our inter- which established the The Biden administration $500 million seized assets “We do not know if any-
national partners to gather court, took effect, succes- rescinded those sanctions and over three dozen in- one involved in their deaths
evidence and build cases sive U.S. administrations be- shortly after taking office dictments the department were held accountable,”
so that we are ready when ginning during Bill Clinton’s and its decision to actively has handed down to en- Garland said. “The families
the time comes to hold presidency have taken a assist the court with Ukraine force sanctions. of the victims of the cur-
the perpetrators account- largely hands off approach investigations marks anoth- “Ukraine must do three rent atrocities in Ukraine
able,” he said in a speech toward the ICC due to er step toward coopera- things simultaneously: it deserve to know what hap-
to the American Bar Asso- concerns it might open in- tion with the ICC. must fight a war; it must in- pened to their loved ones.
ciation in Denver. vestigations and prosecute The Justice Department vestigate war crimes; and it They deserve justice.” q