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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Matthew Hendrickson

Chicago cops falsely arrested mom, 14-year-old son in shooting at hot dog stand, lawsuit claims after murder charges dropped

Carlishia Hood attends a Tuesday news conference at the Bronzeville Law Group. She did not answer questions. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

A lawsuit accusing Chicago police of false arrest has been filed a day after murder charges were dropped against a mother and her 14-year-old son in the shooting of a man who attacked her at a South Side hot dog stand.

“Everything I worked hard for has been tarnished,” Carlishia Hood said of her arrest at a news conference Tuesday at her attorney’s law office in Bronzeville.

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