Prayers for Nykea Aldridge
Nykea Aldridge’s mother, Diann Aldridge, right, comforts two of Nykea’s four children, Summer, 12, and Shavae, 8, from left, during a vigil on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.
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A prayer service was held for Nykea Aldridge on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago. Aldridge, 32, was pushing a baby stroller in the 6300 block of South Calumet Avenue on Friday when she was shot in the head and arm.
Nykea Aldridge’s sister, Diann Aldridge, speaks during a vigil on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.
(Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)Church members gather for a vigil to remember Nykea Aldridge on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.
(Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)Nykea Aldridge’s mother, Diann Aldridge, is comforted during a vigil for her daughter on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.
(Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)Nykea Aldridge’s mother, Diann Aldridge, hugs three of Nykea’s four children, Summer, 12, from left, Shavae, 8, and Sincere, 10, during a prayer vigil on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.
(Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)Church members gather for a vigil to remember Nykea Aldridge on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.
(Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)Nykea Aldridge’s niece, Raven Roberts, comforts Nykea’s son, Sincere, 10, during a vigil for his mother on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.
(Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)Nykea Aldridge’s mother, Diann Aldridge, right, and father, Woodrow Aldridge, left, are joined by Dwyane Wade’s mother, the Rev. Jolinda Wade, center, at a vigil for Nykea Aldridge on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.
(Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)Church members put up posters as they gather for a vigil to remember Nykea Aldridge on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.
(Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune)Nykea Aldridge’s mother, Diann Aldridge, is hugged during a vigil on Aug. 28, 2016, at New Creation Church in Chicago.
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