2 Chicago police officers hit and killed by train
CHICAGO - Two Chicago police officers were killed Monday night when they were hit by a train while investigating a call of shots fired on the city's Far South Side.
Officers Eduardo Marmolejo, 36, and Conrad Gary, 31, were killed in the line of duty while responding to a call for service on the railroad tracks. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said both men were fathers of young children. Marmolejo had 2 1/2 years on the force, and Gary had 18 months, police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said.
The officers were doing surveillance following a ShotSpotter report when they were hit by an outbound South Shore train at the 103rd Street Rosemoor stop
