A vigil will be held for slain Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston on Thursday night.
Prosecutors said the Chicago shooting that killed Police Officer Areanah Preston came at the end of a crime spree that lasted nearly two hours.She was shot and killed this past weekend, just after finishing her shift.
Preston was supposed to walk across a stage Saturday and accept her master's degree from Loyola University Chicago. Block, who had Preston in her child welfare and juvenile justices classes, said the officer was trying to get the education she wanted while still performing her duties as a public servant. Preston would sometimes log in to her online classes from her patrol car while still in uniform.
Four teenagers have been charged in connection with Preston's slaying. After the suspects appeared in court Wednesday, Mhoon told reporters that the family was looking forward to a large party celebrating Preston's and other family members' academic accomplishments.
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