Lightfoot’s ‘No. 1 cheerleader’ in City Council rethinking support over mayor’s failure to call after he accidentally shot himself

Mayor Lori Lightfoot hugs Ald. Derrick Curtis (18th) after he introduced her and her wife, Amy Eshleman, at the Starlight Restaurant in Ashburn in June — an event that prompted the Board of Ethics to fine Curtis $1,000 for using his official city email account to advertise it. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file)

Ald. Derrick Curtis (18th) said Tuesday he’s having second thoughts about his support for Mayor Lori Lightfoot — and his role as her “No. 1 cheerleader” — because of the mayor’s “coldness,” including her failure to reach out to him after he accidentally shot himself.

A former Chicago Housing Authority police officer, Curtis suffered a gunshot wound to his wrist last fall while cleaning a gun in the 8200 block of South Christiana.