/children-under-fire Children Under Fire is an ongoing series examining how communities are affected when children are killed by gun violence. Since Memorial Day weekend, nine children have been killed by gun violence in the city. All of the victims have been black.If, upon reading any of these stories, you would like to provide more insight into the children's lives, please email feedback@stlpublicradio.org. en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:29:47 GMT /education/2020-02-24/our-closest-friends-dying-how-2-teens-navigate-life-when-surrounded-by-guns Cassidy Stokes thought it would be him, not his younger brother, who’d be the first to encounter a bullet.“It just scared me, traumatized me,” the… Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:29:47 GMT /education/2020-02-24/our-closest-friends-dying-how-2-teens-navigate-life-when-surrounded-by-guns Ryan Delaney /education/2020-01-10/i-got-used-to-it-children-surrounded-by-gun-violence-carry-its-impact-deep-inside The crackle of gunshots has become white noise for children living in parts of north St. Louis.“I got used to it,” a fifth grade girl said, “because it… Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:18:46 GMT /education/2020-01-10/i-got-used-to-it-children-surrounded-by-gun-violence-carry-its-impact-deep-inside Ryan Delaney /government-politics-issues/2019-11-27/remembering-their-names-children-killed-by-gun-violence-in-the-st-louis-area-since-summer-began Updated Nov. 27 It's a horrific crime: the killing of a child. In St. Louis in 2019, it's been repeated again and again. Since Memorial Day weekend, nine… Wed, 27 Nov 2019 08:40:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-11-27/remembering-their-names-children-killed-by-gun-violence-in-the-st-louis-area-since-summer-began Staff Reports /government-politics-issues/2019-10-07/now-its-normal-many-st-louis-students-live-in-the-shadow-of-gun-violence Early this spring, Shamyia Ford Jennings, 17, walked with her cousin and a friend to a corner store in north St. Louis. Minutes later, she was in St.… Mon, 07 Oct 2019 10:07:15 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-10-07/now-its-normal-many-st-louis-students-live-in-the-shadow-of-gun-violence Andrea Y. Henderson /government-politics-issues/2019-10-03/cure-violence-money-on-track-for-mayors-desk-by-friday Updated Oct. 3 with approval by the Board of Estimate and ApportionmentFunding to start a nationally recognized anti-violence program in St. Louis has… Thu, 03 Oct 2019 20:21:37 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-10-03/cure-violence-money-on-track-for-mayors-desk-by-friday Rachel Lippmann /health-science-environment/2019-09-30/its-just-wrong-mothers-whose-loved-ones-died-violently-have-shame-trauma-and-hope A portrait of Frank “Nitty” Sessions hangs on the wall at Nitty’s Salon 1 and Retail on Natural Bridge Road, high above the manicure station.Tammy Riley’s… Mon, 30 Sep 2019 10:37:40 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-09-30/its-just-wrong-mothers-whose-loved-ones-died-violently-have-shame-trauma-and-hope Sarah Fentem /government-politics-issues/2019-09-26/a-violent-summer-for-st-louis-children-leaves-everyone-grasping-for-answers Ten children have been shot to death in St. Louis since Memorial Day weekend — more than the total number of young people killed by guns in all of… Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:06:59 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-09-26/a-violent-summer-for-st-louis-children-leaves-everyone-grasping-for-answers Rachel Lippmann /education/2019-09-09/gun-violence-against-children-leaves-broken-hearts-empty-desks-at-school Eddie Hill IV never showed up for the fifth grade. The 10-year-old was shot and killed enjoying his summer vacation from his front porch in the Lewis… Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:30:00 GMT /education/2019-09-09/gun-violence-against-children-leaves-broken-hearts-empty-desks-at-school Ryan Delaney