A young mother was murdered in Chicago this week, in a brazen mid-day attack that would have made Al Capone shiver.
The shooting was captured on video, with three young thugs dressed in black opening fire as they rush a vehicle. After the initial volley, the gunmen return to their getaway car and launch a second volley as they pass the vehicle, which had crashed into a van.
The mother, 26-year-old Gabryel Ayres, was killed, while her baby, who was in the back seat, escaped unharmed. A 27-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to his buttocks and arm and was taken to a local hospital in good condition, according to CWB Chicago.
JUST IN: The woman who was shot in her car with a baby in the backseat by three men in Chicago has sadly succumbed to her injuries.
Footage shows three “animals” sprinting towards and firing on her car after it had crashed into a GMC van.
The woman was identified as… pic.twitter.com/tHmRWC5ocK
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 5, 2026
“You know, there’s a baby in the car. These animals have no value on life. This is nothing to them,” Ayres’ godfather, Pastor Kirk Bell, said. “They need to clean this city up. They need to. There’s gangs, and there’s shooting and the killing. It’s just unbelievable.”
Rev. Dr. Charles Harrison, senior pastor at Barnes United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, pointed out the current state of affairs in America today.
“There will be no protest or outrage for this young black woman who was gunned down in her vehicle while her baby sat in the backseat. There’s an outcry only when your death becomes useful for political purposes,” Harrison posted on X.
There will be no protest or outrage for this young black woman who was gunned down in her vehicle while her baby sat in the backseat. There’s an outcry only when your death becomes useful for political purposes. https://t.co/JXurDejrPL
— Rev Dr Charles Harrison (@charlesharriso5) February 5, 2026
You can be sure that “civil rights” attorney Ben Crumps will not be jetting to Chicago to express his outrage — simply put, there’s no profit in it for him.
As for Mayor Brandon Johnson, he’s busy marching in the streets with anti-ICE radicals and issuing executive orders to target these federal officers for enforcing immigration laws.
The popular Officer Lew account on X took note: “INTERESTING🚨: 150+ Black Americans gunned down in Chicago in just the first month of 2026…barely a headline in the national media. Crickets. But 2 people shot during ICE operations? Nationwide protests, ‘Abolish ICE’ trending, endless outrage. Priorities: American inner-city lives ignored, while federal law enforcement gets demonized for doing their job. The double standard is glaring.
“Democrats are to blame for both…”
INTERESTING🚨: 150+ Black Americans gunned down in Chicago in just the first month of 2026…barely a headline in the national media. Crickets.
But 2 people shot during ICE operations? Nationwide protests, ‘Abolish ICE’ trending, endless outrage.
Priorities: American inner-city…
— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) February 5, 2026
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:
When this is your Mayor, claiming incarceration of criminals is not the solution and is actually racist, these things will continue to happen. pic.twitter.com/QmNkngYAFe
— Ava- I Love My USA! 🇺🇸 (@WEdwarda) February 5, 2026
If anything that needs to be protested, it should be this gang violence street violence shouldn’t be ignored.
— Mitch🇺🇸 (@USVeteranMitch) February 5, 2026
That’s truly awful. Yet another victim of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s gross incompetence.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) February 5, 2026
In Chicago?? How?? The Mayor says its the safest it’s ever been! No crime problem…just ignore the three people running around in public with semi automatic firearms…
— JaegerJax (@jaeger_jax) February 5, 2026
But the incompetent Mayor said he doesn’t need help from the Feds…. I guess he’s ok with blood on HIS hands .. keep voting democrat
— frankie (@fangelico17) February 5, 2026
There will be no marches, no protests, and no virtue signaling for this precious life taken by these animals. @realDonaldTrump save our cities.
— ONUG776 (@ONUG776) February 5, 2026
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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