Woman Police Officer Killed In Domestic Disturbance
CHICAGO (STMW) -- A female Chicago police officer was killed during a domestic dispute Friday morning in a home she shared with several grandchildren in the South Side Princeton Park neighborhood.
Police said the woman was killed at 11:51 a.m. in the 8800 block of South Wallace Street and investigators found an opened door when they got to the scene. The woman was off-duty at the time, police said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Hester Scott, 60. Relatives and colleagues at the crime scene confirmed the identity.
"Hester would give you anything, but she's not going to be taken advantage of," the victim's brother, David Scott, told CBS 2's Mike Parker. "She put everything she had into her grandchildren."
Police say the victim had served as a police officer for 25 years. A suspect reportedly was being questioned.
The woman's neighbor, 92-year-old Wilbert Grant, said the victim moved to the neighborhood about 15 to 20 years ago and lived in the home with her grandchildren because her daughter was "having problems."
"I'm very surprised," Grant said. "She was a very nice lady."
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office confirmed the fatality but could not provide further details Friday evening.
Calumet Area detectives are investigating.
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