CHICAGO — There was a moment of thunderous applause at the January 2012 funeral for slain Chicago police Officer Clifton Lewis.
Former Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy vowed before crowds of police officers and other mourners at United Missionary Baptist Church to bring Lewis’ killers to justice. His promise drew loud claps at the otherwise solemn ceremony.
McCarthy’s pledge seemed to come true in short order. Two days later, two of the three men who would ultimately be charged were held without bail in the Dec. 29, 2011, fatal attack on Lewis during a botched robbery at a West Side convenience store. The third suspect was charged nearly two years later, in November 2013.
