Officer Areanah Preston's funeral will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Church of Christ on the South Side.
The family of fallen Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston received her master's degree at Loyola University's School of Law graduation ceremony.Chicago police have announced funeral arrangements for Officer Areanah Preston, who was fatally shot by a group 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 Oak Lawn, police said. Her funeral will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity United Church of Christ on the South Side.Loyola presents posthumous master's degree to family of fallen CPD Officer Areanah Preston 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.READ MORE |shows three of the suspects leaving the car and running toward Preston, prosecutors said. Muzzle flashes can be seen from where the suspects were standing and from where Preston was.
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 suspects grabbed her gun and fled, leaving her lying on the ground, still in uniform, prosecutors said.. They have all been ordered held without bond.
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