CHICAGO (WGN) — A 55-year-old man has been charged for his role in a shooting at Douglass Park that killed one teen and injured another on Thursday, the Chicago Police Department announced.
Surveillance video, obtained by WGN-TV through a source, captures the moments leading up to the shooting.
The footage shows a man, presumably identified as Charles Leto, a Chicago Park District lifeguard, working on his bike as a group of teens approach. Suddenly, the man jumps up and opens fire on the teens.
Teen killed, another injured in overnight West Side shooting
Shortly after the shooting, the man is seen kneeling on the ground with a gun lying next to his knee.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office says 15-year-old Marjay Dotson was killed after being shot in the back during the incident.
14-year-old Jeremy Herred, a sophomore at UIC College Prep, was shot in the neck and remains hospitalized.
The Sun-Times reports the suspect told police he has a concealed carry license and claims he acted in self-defense. He says the teens allegedly followed, attacked him and tried to steal his bike…