A shooting that claimed the life of a Chicago police officer unfolded in front of children playing at a grade school in Gage Park, sending them scurrying behind slides and whatever else they could find for cover, according to witnesses.
“There were a lot of kids because it happened in front of the school,” said a woman who called 911. “And they go there to play. And we thought it was safe, so we would go and let them play there. But now it’s changed.”
