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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Matthew Hendrickson

Two mothers joined by tragedy: One lost her police officer daughter, the other’s 16-year-old son is accused of the murder

Dionne Mhoon, mother of Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston, talks to reporters Wednesday, after a hearing for four teens accused of killing her daughter. (Victor Hilitski / For the Sun-Times)

Dionne Mhoon was careful with her words as she stood in the lobby of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Wednesday, minutes after hearing how four teens had killed her daughter, a Chicago police officer.

“I stand before you guys today as a mother, a heartbroken mother, a mother that’s full of anger, rage,” Mhoon told reporters. 

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