Students, community groups demand action after shooting death of UChicago grad

Reset checks in with folks organizing for public safety in the wake of the murder of 24-year-old Shaoxiong “Dennis” Zheng.

Students, community groups demand action after shooting death of UChicago grad
Students and pedestrians make their way through the University of Chicago campus, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Shafkat Anowar / AP Photo
Students, community groups demand action after shooting death of UChicago grad
Students and pedestrians make their way through the University of Chicago campus, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Shafkat Anowar / AP Photo

Students, community groups demand action after shooting death of UChicago grad

Reset checks in with folks organizing for public safety in the wake of the murder of 24-year-old Shaoxiong “Dennis” Zheng.

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After a University of Chicago graduate was murdered in Hyde Park, students and community groups are calling for new public safety measures. But not everyone agrees on what needs to be done to keep the UChicago community safe.

Reset checks in with folks organizing in the wake of the death of 24-year-old Shaoxiong “Dennis” Zheng.

GUESTS: Maira Khwaja, director of public strategy at the Invisible Institute

Grace Pai, executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago