Overview

• Charles Leto faces first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery and aggravated discharge of a firearm charges for the June 26 shooting that killed 15-year-old Marjay Dotson and critically injured 14-year-old Jeremy Herred.
• The Chicago Park District placed Leto on unpaid emergency suspension before he resigned in lieu of termination and was added to a do-not-hire list.
• Park District officials have launched an internal review of hiring and safety protocols in response to the incident at Douglass Park pool.
• Prosecutors say surveillance videos and eyewitnesses dispute Leto’s self-defense claim, showing the unarmed teens posed no threat when he opened fire over a bicycle dispute.
• Victims’ families and community groups are holding rallies and petitions demanding hate crime charges and policy reforms while Jeremy remains hospitalized in critical condition.