Overview

• Charles Leto, 55, was charged Saturday with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and multiple firearm-related felonies in the June 26 shooting outside the Douglass Park pool.
• Surveillance video from a police pod camera shows Leto working on his bicycle before suddenly opening fire on a group of teenagers, contradicting his account of being attacked.
• The shooting killed 15-year-old Marjay Dotson, who was struck in the back, and critically injured 14-year-old Jeremy Herred, who remains hospitalized with a neck wound.
• The Chicago Park District closed the Douglass Park pool and initiated an internal review of its lifeguard vetting, training and safety protocols.
• Victims’ families, including relatives of Laquan McDonald, are calling on prosecutors to pursue hate crime charges over what they say was an unprovoked attack on unarmed Black teenagers.