CHICAGO – The person charged in reference to the capturing of two youngsters, one fatally, at Douglass Park final week was additionally accused of capturing two canines in Lake View again in 2023.
Charles Leto, 55, was charged with homicide and tried homicide after two boys, ages 14 and 15, have been shot in Douglass Park final Thursday. A 3rd sufferer was allegedly shot at however was not injured.
What we all know:
The canine proprietor stated Leto was the particular person who allegedly shot the canines, one fatally, within the 1000 block of George Avenue again in February of 2023, in accordance with lawyer Jeff Neslund, who represents the victims within the Douglass Park capturing.
(Chicago Police Division)
Police scanner site visitors indicated on the time that the alleged gunman shot the canines as they have been being walked by their proprietor.
Police stated the person felt threatened because the canines approached him. The canines weren’t on leashes.
Nobody was taken into custody or arrested in reference to the capturing of the canines.
The backstory:
Final Thursday, Leto was accused of pulling out a gun and capturing each teenagers. The 14-year-old was shot within the neck whereas the 15-year-old was shot within the again.
Each have been transported to Stroger Hospital the place the 15-year-old died. The 14-year-old was initially listed in severe situation, and the household’s lawyer stated he was within the Intensive Care Unit.
A neighborhood pastor stated that the 14-year-old sufferer is his great-nephew and the cousin of Laquan McDonald. McDonald was 17 years outdated when he was fatally shot by former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke in 2014, sparking protests and nationwide outrage.Â
Leto was arrested on Thursday within the 1400 block of S. Sacramento Drive, minutes after the capturing occurred.Â
He was charged with homicide, tried homicide, aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm, and aggravated discharge of a firearm in an occupied car.
