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Our Village, Our News
OCTOBER 18, 2012
Vol. 6 No. 14
Ending the Silence Community takes a stand against domestic violence By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter
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ommunities and their residents throughout northern Will County gathered together last week in a Take Back the Night rally designed to shatter the silence and break the cycle of domestic violence. Lawrence McCrimon used to stay up all night to protect his daughter, Shennel, from her estranged husband from breaking in and assaulting her. But he was unable to protect
her everywhere she went. When she was out in public, her husband, under a protection order, managed to shoot her at close range then shot himself. McCrimon is still convinced her death could have been avoided if the authorities were aware of her husband’s protection order and confiscated his handgun before he ended her life. Maria Riveria was 51 when she lived the last moment of her life. She was simply opening the door to her home after someone See TBTN, page 2