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FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2018 file photo, defendant Micheail Ward appears just before closing arguments in his case during the trial for the fatal shooting of Hadiya Pendleton at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Ward faces more than 50 years in prison during his sentencing hearing Monday, Jan 14, 2019. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/Pool, File)

Gunman gets 84-year term in Chicago honor student’s killing

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In this Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018 photo, defendant Micheail Ward listens during the trial for the fatal shooting of Hadiya Pendleton at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. A jury could soon get the case of Ward who prosecutors say fired shots in 2013 that killed the 15-year-old high school honor student who became a national symbol of Chicago gun violence. Closing arguments in Ward's case are Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. (Jose M. Osorio/ Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

The Latest: 2nd man found guilty in death of Chicago teen

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Defendant Micheail Ward listens during the trial for the fatal shooting of Hadiya Pendleton at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Prosecutors played a videotape for jurors Tuesday, of an interrogation of a man who ultimately confessed to pulling the trigger in the fatal 2013 shooting of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student Hadiya Pendleton. On the video, Ward can be heard telling police how he fired into a park, aiming for who he believed were rival gang members. Ward is charged with first-degree murder, as is the alleged getaway driver, Kenneth Williams. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

Video of suspect in Hadiya Pendleton slaying played for jury

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Prosecutors rest case against 1 suspect in Chicago shooting

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Officers recount arrest of suspects in student’s slaying

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This combination of photos provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Office shows Kenneth Williams, left, and Micheail Ward. On Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, jury selection began in Chicago for the trial of the two men charged in the January 2013 fatal shooting of 15-year-old student Hadiya Pendleton just days after she performed with her high school band at then-President Barack Obama's inaugural festivities. (Cook County Sheriff's Office via AP)

The Latest: Testimony begins in trial of men in teen’s death

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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2013, file photo, a mourner holds up a funeral program for Hadiya Pendleton, outside the Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church during the funeral service. Jury selection begins Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, in the trial of two men charged in the fatal shooting in January 2013 of Pendleton, a 15-year-old Chicago student just days after she performed with her high school band at then-President Barack Obama's inaugural festivities. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Trial begins for 2 men accused in death of Chicago student

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FILE - This undated file family photo provided by Damon Stewart shows 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton of Chicago who was was shot and killed Jan. 29, 2013 in a park during a gang dispute she had nothing to do with about a mile from President Barack Obama’s Chicago home. Hadiya was laid to rest Feb. 9, 2103. Since her death, the number of homicides and other violent crimes that turned Chicago into a national symbol of gun violence have fallen sharply as the city and police have changed their strategies. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Damon Stewart, File)

Chicago anti-gang efforts tame street violence

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

Events mark 1-year anniversary of Pendleton death

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First lady Michelle Obama says goodbye to the crowd after speaking during a luncheon at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The first lady is visiting Chicago for a discussion with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and civic leaders on ways to combat youth violence. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

An expanded role for the first lady: Michelle Obama joins the gun control debate

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Woman tossed out of Obama’s State of the Union speech for shouting support for gun control

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MILLER: Chicago’s deadly gun control lessons

By Paul Miller

Mourners wait outside the Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church for the funeral service of Hadiya Pendleton Saturday, Feb. 9, in Chicago. The shooting death of the 15-year-old honor student has drawn attention to the staggering gun violence in the nation's third-largest city. (Associated Press)

MILLER: Chicago’s deadly gun control lessons

By Paul Miller

Hadiya Pendleton of Chicago was shot and killed Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in a Chicago park as she talked with friends by a gunman who apparently was not even aiming at her. Pendleton, who had performed in President Obama's inauguration festivities, is the latest face on the ever-increasing homicide toll in the president's hometown. (Associated Press)

Michelle Obama to attend Hadiya Pendleton funeral in Chicago

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Hadiya Pendleton of Chicago was shot and killed Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in a Chicago park as she talked with friends by a gunman who apparently was not even aiming at her. Pendleton, who had performed in President Obama's inauguration festivities, is the latest face on the ever-increasing homicide toll in the president's hometown. (Associated Press)

First lady to attend funeral of slain Chicago teen

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times