Mar 15, 2009 10:00 pm US/Central
Community Leaders Demand Answers Over Slain Teen
Family of Slain Teen Puts Out Reward For Info On Killer
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
A grief stricken family who lost a 14-year-old loved one is giving thanks during their mourning.
Gregory Robinson hovered over an infant as bullets rained into their car March 13. Sunday night, there is a reward, but no suspect.
And community leaders are demanding answers, as CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.
"Soon as he saw Brandon, my brother, cover me all he did was covered the kids," said Robinson's cousin Brittani Orange."That's all he was thinking about -- the kids. My cousin is a hero.He left this Earth a hero."
Orange clutched her 10-month-old son, a baby she says lives today because of the sacrifice of her cousin, 14-year-old Gregory Robinson.
We're told Robinson was sitting behind the passenger's seat in this car when gunfire erupted Saturday night.
Brittani Orange was driving and says she can't erase thoughts of the life taken too soon.
"Greg's birthday is in two months. May 14th. My baby's birthday is May 13th. He's not going to be here for his first birthday... for his own birthday. What am I supposed to do? Could somebody please turn themselves in, please?" Orange said.
Sunday, Robinson's family announced they've raised a $2,000 reward to push members of their community to help find Robinson's killer.
"And if this $2,000 means that much to you for you to step up and say my son did this or my nephew did this, then take that $2,000 and put your nephew somewhere where he can't get hurt…where I don't have to watch on the news that another child 14, 15, 16-year-old has died from gun violence," said Robinson's aunt, Rhonda Orange.
Earlier Sunday, dozens of Roseland Ceasefire volunteers joined Chicago police, walking the neighborhood rallying near the scene around 110th Street and Aberdeen to stir neighbors to speak up.
"If we don't catch them soon, who knows? They could strike again," said Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis "We absolutely have to have your help. We will be here with you, we will stand beside you. We will do whatever we can to bring these killers to justice."
The memorial dedicated to the slain teenager continues to grow as do the prayers for the loved ones he left behind.
"He saved my baby and my godbaby's life. He heard shots fired and he jumped over them kids to save their life. My cousin is a hero," Brittani Orange said.
Orange says she tinks the person who pulled the trigger was hiding on a bike trail just steps from the car when they opened fire.
Chicago police haven't made any arrests yet, but Ceasefire says they have a team working the streets with their own set of leads.
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