Chicago police have announced funeral arrangements for Officer Aréanah Preston, who was fatally shot by a group of teenagers while returning home from work on the South Side.
Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in, police said. Her funeral will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Church of Christ on the South Side.
Preston was on her way home from work on May 6 when the four teenagers passed her in a sedan, circled back and approached as she stood in front of her house in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue, according to prosecutors.The teens had robbed five people and had stolen a car before they encountered Preston.
Video from a private surveillance camera shows three of the teens leaving the car and running toward Preston, prosecutors said. Muzzle flashes can be seen from where the teens were standing and from where Preston was.The mother of slain Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston said she felt sorry for the four teenagers suspected in the fatal shooting her daughter early Saturday morning.
Joseph Brooks, 18, told detectives he shot Preston when he saw her reaching for her gun, according to prosecutors. Preston was hit at least twice and also grazed by a bullet. The teenagers grabbed her gun and fled, leaving her lying on the ground, still in uniform, prosecutors said.. They have all been ordered held without bond.that I have read and agree
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