Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston was shot and killed over the weekend in the city, and as authorities take suspects into custody, her family is expressing their shock that a 24-year-old’s life was snuffed out so suddenly.
Preston’s death has now been ruled as occurring in the line of duty, news that’s providing small comfort to a family that’s still coping with immeasurable loss.She says she first knew something was wrong when she recognized the address of the deadly attack on a local newscast.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly“I said ‘whoa. That is her,’” she recalled. “I was dumbfounded. I said ‘I can’t believe this.’” She spoke at length about her relationship with Preston, saying that her niece was a ray of sunshine that brightened the days of everyone around her. She is still in shock that anyone would shoot the young officer.
“She was a lovely person and personality,” she said. “She was outgoing, she was going for her master’s degree, and was getting it on Saturday.”
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