Public group therapy session helps community grieve slain Evanston teen

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Graig Tertuliem recites rap he wrote concerning death Dajae Coleman during community discussiMcGaw YMCA concerning Evanstteen's shooting death. | Dan

Graig Tertuliem recites a rap he wrote concerning the death of Dajae Coleman during a community discussion at the McGaw YMCA concerning the Evanston teen's shooting death. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

TanashuSlattalks about how hard Dajae Coleman's death affected her her family community during discussiMcGaw YMCA concerning killing Dajae Coleman Evanston.

Tanashua Slaton talks about how hard Dajae Coleman's death affected her, her family and the community during a discussion at the McGaw YMCA concerning the killing of Dajae Coleman in Evanston. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Graig Tertuliem ETHS graduate former member Y.O.U. (Youth OrganizatiUmbrelltalks about how he heard Dajae Coleman's death community discussion. | Dan

Graig Tertuliem, ETHS graduate and former member of Y.O.U. (Youth Organization Umbrella, talks about how he heard of Dajae Coleman's death at community discussion. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media (Note: composite image of stiched photographs)

Members community sign mingle during community discussiMcGaw YMCA organized by Y.O.U. (Youth OrganizatiUmbrella) concerning recent shooting death Dajae Coleman. |

Members of the community sign in and mingle during a community discussion at the McGaw YMCA organized by Y.O.U. (Youth Organization Umbrella) concerning the recent shooting death of Dajae Coleman. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Community members talk about Dajae Coleman's death community discussiorganized by Y.O.U. (Youth OrganiziatiUmbrella) McGaw YMC Evanston. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Community members talk about Dajae Coleman's death at a community discussion organized by Y.O.U. (Youth Organiziation Umbrella) at the McGaw YMC in Evanston. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Community members talk about Dajae Coleman's death community discussiorganized by Y.O..U (Youth OrganiziatiUmbrella) McGaw YMCA concerning recent shootingn. | Dan

Community members talk about Dajae Coleman's death at a community discussion organized by Y.O..U (Youth Organiziation Umbrella) at the McGaw YMCA concerning the recent shootingn. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Jabril Easlistens as others talk how they heard his friend's death during community discussiMcGaw YMCA concerning recent shoot Dajae Coleman

Jabril Eason listens as others talk of how they heard of his friend's death during a community discussion at the McGaw YMCA concerning the recent shoot of Dajae Coleman in Evanston. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Seth Green with Y.O.U. (Youth OrganizatiUmbrella) introduces evening's panelists community discussiMcGaw YMCA concerning death Dajae Coleman Evanston. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times

Seth Green, with Y.O.U. (Youth Organization Umbrella) introduces the evening's panelists at a community discussion at McGaw YMCA concerning the death of Dajae Coleman in Evanston. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Charles Jeffersintroduces himself as members community gather discuss recent shooting Dajae Coleman as they gathered McGaw YMCA Evanston. | Dan

Charles Jefferson introduces himself as members of the community gather to discuss the recent shooting of Dajae Coleman as they gathered at McGaw YMCA in Evanston. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Jabril Easrecounts how he heard his friend's death during community discussiMcGaw YMCA concerning shooting death Dajae Coleman Evanston. | Dan

Jabril Eason recounts how he heard of his friend's death during a community discussion at McGaw YMCA concerning the shooting death of Dajae Coleman in Evanston. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

EVANSTON — Evanston mom Tanasha Slaton left the violent streets where she grew up in the South Side of Chicago to raise her children in the safety of Evanston’s picturesque tree-lined streets, but after the recent shooting of 14-year-old Dajae Coleman that feeling of safety …