Source: Michelle Obama to attend funeral of Hadiya Pendleton, 15, who was gunned down in Chicago
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Hadiya Pendleton, 15, a student at King College Prep, was killed at a Chicago park near a school.
Published 1:55 p.m. ET: First
Lady Michelle Obama will attend the funeral of a 15-year-old girl
gunned down last week in Chicago, a White House source said.
The
first lady will travel to Chicago on Saturday and attend the funeral
for Hadiya Pendleton at Calahan Funeral Home, according to the source.
She will attend along with Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett and Secretary
of Education Arne Duncan.
Hadiya was killed last Tuesday
at Kenwood Park on the city's South Side days after she performed at
some of President Barack Obama's recent inauguration festivities. She
was shot to death blocks from her school and about a mile from the
president's Chicago home.
The reward leading to her killer stands at $40,000.
A
petition was started asking that Obama attend the funeral. Unconfirmed
reports earlier this week said Michelle Obama had considered attending.
The Pendleton family's pastor confirmed the president called Hadiya's parents
to offer his sympathies. "We thank him for that, and if he does come,
that's fine," Pastor Courtney Maxwell said. "If he doesn't, we know he
sends his love."
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn also will attend the funeral,
set for 9 a.m. Saturday at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church, at 5141
S. State St. A visitation for the teen will be held Friday at Calahan
Funeral Home, at 7030 S. Halsted St., from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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