Fatal lifeguard shooting at Douglass Park was 'years in the making'

Lifeguard who shot two teens at Douglass Park faces murder charge

CHICAGO — A 15-year-old Black boy is dead and his 14-year-old friend, the cousin of Laquan McDonald, is fighting for his life after a white Chicago Park District lifeguard allegedly opened fire on the teens at Douglass Park, a historically Black public space on the city’s West Side. Charles Leto, 55, has been charged with […] The post Lifeguard who shot two teens at Douglass Park faces murder charge appeared first on The Black Wall Street Times.

Fatal lifeguard shooting at Douglass Park was 'years in the making'

Ald. Monique Scott (24th) and her brother, ex-Ald. Michael Scott, both of whom served as Douglass Park supervisors, feared a tragedy like the June 26 shooting death of a teen, allegedly by a lifeguard, would happen because they say the park district has too few lifeguards, too little staff training and inadequate park security.