US EditionSurveillance Video Shows Douglass Park Shooting, Lifeguard Charged with ...
- Charles Leto, a 55-year-old Chicago Park District lifeguard, shot and killed 15-year-old Marjay Dotson and wounded 14-year-old Jeremy Herred at Douglass Park on Thursday evening.
- The shooting occurred after Leto confronted a group of about 10 teenagers who threatened him and moved his bike near the pool as he was leaving after his shift.
- Prosecutors said surveillance footage showed Leto was not in immediate danger, and the Cook County judge criticized Leto's actions as an overreaction endangering the community.
- On Saturday, Leto, a Marine veteran with no prior criminal history who asserted he acted in self-defense, faced charges including first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery, and unlawful discharge of a firearm.
- Leto was ordered held without bail pending trial, his case highlights tensions over gun use at public parks and calls for hate crime charges against him due to racial aspects.
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Man charged in Douglass Park shooting that killed one is linked to prior self-defense claim in shooting of dogs
For the second time in three years, Charles Leto has claimed he opened fire in self-defense. Over the weekend, prosecutors say, he shot at three unarmed teenagers in Douglass Park, killing a 15-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 14-year-old in a crowded park during a summer evening. More than two years earlier, he shot two dogs in Lakeview, killing one and sparking a response by a Chicago police SWAT team, according to an attorney for the Dou…
Park District lifeguard accused of shooting two teens is a 'terrifying threat to the community,' judge says
Charles Leto, 55, of Lake View, was ordered detained before trial. He is charged with murder and attempted murder in the shooting death of 15-year-old Marjay Dotson and the wounding of 14-year-old Jeremy Herred, a cousin of Laquan McDonald, who was shot to death by a Chicago cop in 2014.
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MSNLifeguard charged after teens shot at Douglass Park improperly brought gun to work, prosecutors say
Prosecutors said a 55-year-old lifeguard, who is a decorated Marine veteran, violated Chicago Park District policy by bringing a gun to work when he allegedly shot two teens, one fatally. The suspect claims it was self defense.
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