JUSTICE! 2 Charged With Murder In Hadiya Pendleton's Death! (PHOTOS)

Eleven days after Hadiya Pendleton was shot in the back while in a Chicago park, two men have been charged with her death. The news comes on the heels of Hadiya's funeral, which took place on Saturday.

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Michael Ward, 18, confessed to the police, and a 20-year-old man named Kenneth Williams, is also facing charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.

According to the Chicago Tribune:

"Ward and Williams told police that they were en route to a strip club in Harvey when they were arrested Saturday night, just hours after Hadiya's funeral, said Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy in a news conference at Area Central police headquarters this evening."

Williams had been shot on July 12, he told police, but refused to sign a complaint against those police suspected in the attack. Williams and Ward then took it upon themselves to target the group Hadiya was with because they mistakenly believed they were members of the gang responsible for Williams' shooting.

Police picked up both men just hours after Hadiya's funeral. A break came after police canvassed the park where Hadiya was shot to track down witnesses.

Hadiya's father, Nathaniel Pendleton, told the Tribune that news of the charges are a good start.

With news of the charges, Hadiya's father Nathaniel Pendleton said this is the first time since the shooting that he's had a "legitimate" smile on his face.

"I'm ecstatic that they found the two guys," he told the Tribune during a brief telephone interview Monday night from a Washington, D.C. restaurant, where he was with his wife, Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, and other relatives. "(I'm) thanking God that these two guys are off the streets, so that this doesn't happen to another innocent person."

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The family is in Washington D.C. to attend the President's State of the Union Address, where he will urge the House Republicans and Democrats to strengthen gun legislation.

We are elated that the family can finally find some peace in knowing the alleged shooters are off the street, but we continue to pray for Hadiya's family as they heal from this tragic death.

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What is going on with our youth?!!! We need to overturn the corporal punishment laws. These three children are our children; are our future. (Hadiya Pendleton, Michael Ward, and Kenneth Williams) As much as America is increasingly falling behind in the global educational eight ball. We can not afford to keep loosing our future to this savage violence.

We think we know better that our ancestors; We think that we are advancing in our culture so much so that we detest tradition. So why is it that our children are so savage?

- We say we don't need GOD.
- We say the bible is written by a controlling Oligarchical faction; therefore it is out dated and
and has no relevance to our current civilization.
- We leave the education of our children in the hands of the government.
- We don't participate in the political process because we believe that our vote doesn't count.
- We think that the constitution is an archaic document that has no real relevance.
- We no longer discipline our children.

It seems that the more we think we know and the further we get away from the biblical morals and values of yesterday the more savage we become.

This story is truly sad for all involved, and our community at large.

When are we going to open our eyes and expand our mind?

How do we so easily forget:
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