‘I’m scared of coming home one day without my daughter,’ says mom of 3 during memorial for Melissa Ortega, 8, slain in Little Village

Pamela Saul, center right, hugs a fellow mourner at a memorial for 8-year-old Melissa Ortega in the 3900 block of West 26th Street Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Chicago. Melissa was fatally shot while walking with her mother on Jan. 22. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)