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An activist is arrested a protest by her and others against Russia's anti-gay laws ahead of the opening of the Olympic Games in Sochi, in front of the Russian Embassy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt)
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Defense attorney Cory Strolla, left, talks with Michael Dunn during the first day of Dunn's trial in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday Feb. 6, 2014. Michael Dunn is charged in the shooting death of Jordan Davis who was outside a Jacksonville store with friends in November 2012. (AP Photo/Bob Mack, Pool)
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Shawn Atkins, currently in prison on theft charges, testifies in the trial of Michael Dunn in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Atkins provided an eye witness account and the license tag of Dunn's car to police. Dunn is accused in the shooting death of Jordan Davis, who was outside a store with friends in November 2012. (AP Photo/Bob Mack, Pool)
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In this Jan. 29, 2014 photo, the sun sets behind a shelter at the Vivian Gordon Harsh Park in Chicago where 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed one year ago during a gang dispute she had nothing to do with about a mile from President Barack Obama’s Chicago home. Since her death one year ago, the number of homicides and other violent crimes that turned Chicago into a national symbol of gun violence have fallen sharply. Nobody believes the problem has been solved. Yet Hadiya great uncle, Nathaniel Pendleton, said he feels more hopeful. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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FILE - This combo made from undated booking photos provided by the Chicago Police Department shows Michael Ward, 18, left, and Kenneth Williams, 20, both of Chicago. The two men are charged with murder in the death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, of Chicago, who was shot to death Jan. 29, 2013 in a park about a mile from President Barack Obama's home on Chicago's South Side. Hadiya was laid to rest one year ago on Feb. 9, 2013. Since her death, the number of homicides and other violent crimes that turned Chicago into a national symbol of gun violence have fallen sharply. (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2013 file photo, Chicago police detectives investigate the scene where a number of people, including a 3-year-old child, were shot in a city park in Chicago. A year after 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton 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, the number of homicides and other violent crimes that turned Chicago into a national symbol of gun violence have fallen sharply. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2013 file photo, Cleopatra Pendleton, the mother of slain teen Hayida Pendelton, speaks at a news conference about gun violence in Chicago. Looking on from left are Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez. Fifteen-year-old Hadiya Pendleton 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. Since her death, the number of homicides and other violent crimes that turned Chicago into a national symbol of gun violence have fallen sharply. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2013 file photo, Cleopatra Pendleton, center, is escorted to the gravesite of her daughter, 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, during funeral services at the Cedar Park Cemetery in Calumet Park, Ill. Pendleton 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. Since Pendleton's death a year ago, homicide and other violent crimes have fallen sharply as police and the city have changes strategies. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks at a luncheon in Chicago about the death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton who was shot and killed Jan. 29, 2013 in a park during a gang dispute she had nothing to do with about a mile from the first family's Chicago home. The low point so far in Chicago’s closely watched battle with street gangs may have been the day Feb. 9, 2013, when the first lady came home for Hadiya's funeral. Since Pendleton's death, the number of homicides and other violent crimes that turned Chicago into a national symbol of gun violence have fallen sharply after the city and police changed strategies. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)
