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15-year-old Chicago girl killed weeks after attending Obama’s 2nd inauguration became national symbol for gun violence prevention
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 10:41AM
Micheail Ward will be in court Tuesday after the man convicted in the Hadiyah Pendleton murder in Chicago was granted a new trial.
CHICAGO (WLS) — The alleged gunman in the 2013 Hadiya Pendleton shooting will be in court Tuesday.
Micheail Ward was granted a new trial earlier this year.
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Ward’s attorneys are expected to ask for an order of release with conditions.
Ward was sentenced to 84 years in prison following his 2018 conviction for Pendelton’s death.
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The 15-year-old girl died in a 2013 shooting just blocks from then-President Barack Obama’s South Side home.
The teen performed with her school’s band just days earlier at Obama’s second inauguration.
But last year, a judge overturned Ward’s conviction, ruling that his confession was obtained improperly by police.
The Illinois Supreme Court dismissed an appeal in January.
Ward’s case could be called some time after 9:30 a.m.
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