The siblings of children killed by gun violence and how they cope: ‘I just feel alone’ [chicagotribune.com]

Ingrid Cockhren 11/30/2312:00 PM

^{Swaysiana Rankin kneels before the casket of her 15-year-old brother, Swaysee Rankin, as he is laid to rest at Homewood Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Homewood on Sept. 23, 2023. Rankin was shot and killed on Labor Day. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)}

By Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, November 27, 2023

Swaysiana Rankin was a bit of a loner even before her brother died.

At 17, she’s worked a few jobs. She tried cheerleading, but it wasn’t her thing. The Chicago teen preferred to hang out in her neighborhood with a handful of close friends or her little brother, Swaysee.

But the day before her senior year of high school began, her “big little brother,” as she calls him, was killed. Swaysee was shot to death at the end of their block in the South Shore neighborhood on Sept. 4.

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