AdvertisementGun violence is killing more children. The pandemic may be playing a roleJanuary 28, 2022Martin KastefacebookEmailKarla Chavez, of the social activist group Chiactivists, puts up a sign at a memorial for 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in Chicago on Jan, 24. Ortega was walking with her mother in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Jan. 22 when she was struck by stray bullets after an unknown offender shot multiple times in their direction. (AFP via Getty Images)