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4 teens held without bond in slaying of off-duty Chicago officer

CHICAGO — Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston was still in uniform when she parked her car after finishing a shift and walked toward her home. Three people then jumped out of a sedan and ran toward her. Surveillance video recorded muzzle flashes, and Preston fell. Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday laid out chilling details during a bond hearing for four teenagers accused of killing the ...
A mourner wipes away tears while waiting for an evening vigil to begin for Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston outside the 5th District police station on May 9, 2023.

CHICAGO — Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston was still in uniform when she parked her car after finishing a shift and walked toward her home.

Three people then jumped out of a sedan and ran toward her. Surveillance video recorded muzzle flashes, and Preston fell.

Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday laid out chilling details during a bond hearing for four teenagers accused of killing the officer after committing several robberies. The group set out on the deadly crime spree, prosecutors alleged, after a girlfriend of one of the suspects said she wanted money for a barbecue.

After they killed Preston, they sold her gun, prosecutors said.

Trevell Breeland, 19, Joseph Brooks, 19, Jakwon Buchanan, 18, and Jaylan Frazier, 16, are facing murder charges as well as a slew of other felonies, including

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