Tuesday 28 June 2022 04:27 PM Fox News political analyst breaks down live on air as he opens up about 'baby' ... trends now
Fox News Political Analyst Gianno Caldwell broke down live on air as he opened up about his 18-year-old 'baby' brother being shot dead as he slammed the Windy City for being 'soft on crime.'
Caldwell, 35, slammed Chicago's current crime environment on Fox and Friends on Tuesday after his brother Christian Beamon, 18, was shot dead and two others were injured in the city's Morgan Park neighborhood on Friday.
'He was literally just standing in front of the venue,' he told the New York Post. 'And there’s three or four people out there who murdered him. We want them held to account.'
Chicago police said 50 bullet casings were found at the scene and they are looking for multiple suspects who began firing out of a black sedan, according to the report.
On Tuesday morning, Caldwell joined his colleagues on Fox and Friends, growing emotional and choking down tears as he discussed having to plan his brother's funeral.
'I'd rather not be here talking to you, Steve [Doocy]. Honestly, I would rather be with my family right now,' he told the host this morning on Fox and Friends.
'Yesterday for the first time in my life, I went to the funeral home to plan the burial for my baby brother,' he said as he choked down tears. 'I'm paying for a funeral, Steve, for my baby brother. My baby brother is supposed to be burying me, not the other way around.
'But this is where we are, right now, and I pray for justice for my baby brother, Christian.'
The analyst said hearing the news of his brother's death was 'legitimately the worst day of my existence,' on Instagram over the weekend, alongside several photos of his family. 'After all the things my family has been through, [I] never imagined my baby brother's life would be stolen from him.'
Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell, 35, broke down on air Tuesday after his younger brother was shot and killed in Chicago on Friday. The tragic news was shared by Caldwell on Twitter, along with a photo with his youngest sibling, 18-year-old Christian
Caldwell (left) is the father-figure to his siblings. Christian's murderer is believed to have gotten into a black sedan and driven off following the shooting (pictured: Caldwell and Christian at an unknown time)
The Chicago Police Department detailed on Friday how an 18-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound to the torso had died at the scene of the shooting
He also said on Tuesday that he was 'proud' of his little sister, who 'spoke to the community' the other day to asked people to take her brother's death as a 'lesson for everyone.'
'My little brother was innocent, but for those who may not be doing the right things? It's time to get right with God,' she reportedly said, according to her brother.
Christian was the youngest of nine siblings and was known to be the 'comedian, like me,' Caldwell said.
'If you had a down day, Chris was the one who would say something to make you laugh. He was the kid that always had a joke. He was the kid that was the light. He was the energy of the room.'
Caldwell said the Chicago he grew up in is no longer recognizable as criminals now run the streets and are 'not afraid of the police'
The political analyst also revealed his grandmother is refusing to attend Christian's funeral, because she wanted to 'remember him how he was.' The Fox employee said it is 'heartbreaking.'
'That's so powerful to hear something like that because I never would have anticipated to hear something like hearing my grandmother mention a funeral for my baby brother.'
The family is now searching for Christian's killer and are calling on Chicago's administration to 'review these soft of crime policies.'
'Living in Chicago should not come with a death warrant,' he said on Fox and Friends on Tuesday. 'But for so many people there it does. And that's why it's so important for me to keep my brother's name alive in hopes that people will
