Hundreds of people packed a church for the funeral of a Chicago police officer who was off duty when she was fatally shot during an armed robbery spree by four teenagers charged in her death
Mourners cry as Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston's hearse arrives for a funeral service at Trinity United Church of Christ, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Chicago, Preston, 24, was killed during an attempted robbery as she arrived home in Avalon Park after a shift on May 6. Nineteen-year-olds Joseph Brooks and Trevell Breeland, Jakwon Buchanan, 18, and a 16-year-old boy face charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery in her killing.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, former Mayor Lori Lightfoot and interim Police Superintendent Fred Waller joined mourners outside the church as Preston's white casket arrived in a hearse, draped in the city's flag, theAfter Wednesday's service, the hearse carried Preston's casket from the church in a lengthy funeral procession bound for Lincoln Cemetery, where a private service was planned.
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