Foxx: 'Wrong' for Lightfoot to publicly discuss deadly shootout in Chicago
Facing heavy criticism after her office rejected charges against five suspects in a deadly shootout, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx on Tuesday slammed Mayor Lori Lightfoot for raising alarms about the case and allegedly getting certain facts wrong, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
During a news conference in Englewood, Foxx said it was "inappropriate" and "wrong" for the former federal prosecutor to publicly discuss details of the gang-related gunfight Friday morning in Austin that left one shooter dead and two suspects wounded.
A day earlier, Lightfoot publicly urged Foxx to personally get involved in the case and to reconsider charging two suspects who allegedly helped instigate the shooting. She and a group of five West Side alderpersons also sent a letter to Foxx voicing their concerns and making a similar request.