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Chicago Park Lifeguard Detained After Pool Shooting; Brooklyn Double Shooting Kills 21-Year-Old

The Chicago Park District closed Douglass Park pool to support police in probing a lifeguard’s claimed self-defense shooting.

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Chicago police investigate a shooting near Ogden Park in the Englewood neighborhood on June 25, 2025.
A 36-year-old woman was pronounced dead on scene after she was shot in the head at the intersection of Pacific Street and Carlton Avenue in Brooklyn on Wednesday June 25, 2025. 2222. Photos taken on Thursday June 26, 2025. 0804. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

Overview

  • A 55-year-old Chicago Park District lifeguard was arrested after allegedly firing at two teens at Douglass Park Thursday, killing a 15-year-old and critically wounding a 14-year-old cousin of Laquan McDonald.
  • The Park District has closed the pool and pledged full cooperation with the Chicago Police Department as investigators examine the lifeguard’s concealed-carry license and self-defense claim.
  • In Brooklyn’s Canarsie neighborhood, NYPD officers found a 21-year-old man dead from a gunshot to the head and a 25-year-old wounded in the leg during a late-night shooting Thursday.
  • No arrests have been made in the Brooklyn case, and investigators say the surviving victim has so far declined to cooperate with detectives.
  • Other recent incidents include a Cleveland investigation after a 14-year-old was killed by an accidental shooting and a COPA probe into an officer who fired during a South Side foot pursuit in Chicago.