Preston was killed in the line of duty and will have a full honors funeral.
--"She did not deserve this," family and friends of Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston said as they poured out their emotions on social media Monday., 24, was shot early Saturday morning in the 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue in the Avalon Park neighborhood. She was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she died despite a desperate attempt to save her life.
As CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reported Monday, Officer Preston was on track to graduate this coming Saturday with a master's degree from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.Officer Preston's last post on Instagram went up just two days before she was shot and killed outside her home.Another recent post showed her pictured in her cap and gown. ready to celebrate receiving her Master of Jurisprudence.
Preston went to UIC College Prep on the Near West Side for high school. Alumni and staff there say she was a beloved student, a cheerleader, a student leader, and a known to others as a"spirit of light."The loss hits home for the wife Interim Chicago Police Supt. Eric Carter – former police supervisor Saadia Carter.Too upset to speak to us on camera, former supervisor Carter wrote in a message:"I did everything I could to always keep the police in a positive light with the kids….
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