On an early Thursday evening meant to usher in the start of summer recreation, tranquility at Douglass Park on Chicago’s West Side shattered into chaos and unimaginable grief. Just after 7:00 p.m., moments after the public pool had closed for the day, 55-year-old Charles Leto—a lifeguard employed by the Chicago Park District—allegedly drew a firearm…

In a harrowing and deeply disturbing incident that unfolded Thursday evening near Chicago’s Douglass Park pool, 55-year-old lifeguard Charles Leto—who is white—allegedly shot two Black teenagers, killing one and critically injuring the other in what authorities and family members have described as an unprovoked and senseless act of violence. Surveillance footage captured the moment the…

In a tragic and deeply disturbing incident that has left the city of Chicago reeling, a 55-year-old lifeguard employed by the Chicago Park District, Charles Leto, has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery, and aggravated discharge of a firearm following a deadly shooting that occurred just after 7 p.m. on Thursday…