
Nadashia Thomas, a cousin of 16-year-old Derrion Albert, looks at posters of him at Fenger High School in Chicago on Monday. A vigil for Derrion was planned at his school.
Derrion Albert was apparently caught in a brawl between two rival student groups as he walked home from Fenger High School. It’s not the city’s first such incident: In 2008, more than 30 students were killed.
By Amanda Paulson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
September 28, 2009 edition
CHICAGO – The melee that ensnared Chicago junior Derrion Albert last week wasn’t an unusual occurrence in a neighborhood where tensions and gang violence often erupt, say residents.
But the fight left Derrion dead – apparently caught in the brawl between two rival student groups as he walked home from Fenger High School. This has brought renewed focus on a neighborhood and a city where youth violence is a longstanding problem.