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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Evanston Police recovered this toy pistol from Adel Mohammed Sobhi, 19, a student at Evanston Township High School. Sobhi was charged with disorderly conduct in connection to the incident, one of several nationwide after the Newtown, Conn. school shooting.

Evanston schools, mayor respond to Newtown, Conn., shooting

January 6, 2013

Evanston school officials reassured parents and Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl has called for stronger gun control in response to the Dec. 14 shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that killed 26 people. On...

Evanston gun buyback program nets 45 firearms

December 16, 2012

Evanston residents turned in 45 firearms Saturday during a gun buyback program, an initiative that took on heightened significance in light of recent shootings in the city and a national tragedy hundreds...

Superintendent: ‘Fear, anxiety’ among ETHS students after recent shootings

December 14, 2012

District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon acknowledged Thursday that a recent spate of gun violence in Evanston has led to heightened unease among the several thousand students who attend the city's...

Slain Evanston teenager Justin Murray is pictured in a funeral program distributed Saturday. "Justin was affectionately called Babycakes by his mother," according to an obituary in the program.

Evanston remembers ‘always smiling’ Justin Murray at slain teen’s funeral

December 8, 2012

They were supposed to see each other's weddings. And yet, Tyrone Gibbs Jr. peered down as he waited for the appropriate words to describe Justin Murray, the Evanston teenager who was gunned down last...

Evanston teenager Justin Murray (right) reflects during a community vigil for the death of 17-year-old Darryl Shannon Picket in 2007. Murray was gunned down Thursday near Evanston Township High School.

‘Work doesn’t stop’ as Evanston mourns slain teenager Justin Murray

December 3, 2012

Evanston is once again rallying to curb gun violence after its second fatal teen shooting  in three months. On Saturday morning, more than 40 residents gathered in front of Evanston Township High School...

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