The murder of Hadiya Pendleton occurred on January 29, 2013. Pendleton, a 15-year-old girl from Chicago, Illinois, was shot in the back and killed while standing with friends inside Harsh Park in Kenwood, Chicago after taking her final exams. [1]

18 hours ago · Hadiya Pendleton, who was 15 when she was shot and killed, performed at former President Obama's inauguration events just eight days before her death Joe Raedle/Getty Michelle and Barack Obama are ...

Jul 20, 2021 · Eight years ago, Chicago teenager Hadiya Pendleton was killed in a random shooting that drew the attention of then-President Barack Obama and came to define the city's struggles with curbing...

Jan 14, 2019 · The man who fatally shot Hadiya Pendleton, whose death six years ago became a tragic national symbol of gun violence, was sentenced Monday to 84 years in prison.

Jan 2, 2025 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- The alleged gunman in the fatal shooting of Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton has been granted a new trial. Micheail Ward was convicted in 2018 and sentenced to 84 years in prison...

Mar 31, 2023 · Micheail Ward was found guilty and sentenced to 84 years. CHICAGO (WLS) -- An appellate court has overturned the conviction in the murder of Chicago teen, Hadiya Pendleton. The ruling comes...

Jan 15, 2019 · Michaeil Ward has been sentenced to 84 years in prison for his role in Hadiya Pendleton’s death.

Jan 29, 2023 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- Sunday marks ten years since Hadiya Pendleton was killed in Chicago gun violence. The teen's image is frozen in time on her mother's sweatshirt, as a smiling and happy...

Jul 20, 2021 · Hadiya Pendleton was killed on Jan. 29, 2013 while standing with a group of friends at Harsh Park in Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood. Her death, which took place just nine days after she...

Mar 31, 2023 · Micheail Ward in 2018 was found guilty and sentenced to 84 years in prison for the murder of Pendleton, a slaying that took place just days after Pendleton had returned from performing in Washington, D.C., with her high school band at a celebration ahead of Barack Obama’s 2013 inauguration.