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Obama References Slain Evanston Teen in Gun Control Speech

President Barack Obama mentioned a slain Evanston teen during a speech in Denver Wednesday.

President Barack Obama referenced a slain Evanston teen during a gun control speech in Denver Wednesday, the Daily Northwestern reported. 

"I had another conversation just a couple of months ago with a mom from Chicago -- actually, Evanston, Illinois -- whose son had been killed in a random shooting," the president said, according to a transcript of his speech published by the White House. "And she said, you know, I hate it when people tell me that my son was shot because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.  He was in the right place.  He was on his way to school.  He wasn't in the wrong place.  He was exactly where he was supposed to be."

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Editor's Note: We have updated this article to reflect the lack of specificity in the president's remarks.


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