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Introduction to the Incident

More than two years ago, Jacqui Korvas Michels kissed her dead dog Barry goodbye and turned to nurse her other dog through five surgeries. She says a man shot the two black dogs — without any consequences — behind her home in Lake View in February 2023 when they barked at a cat in the alley.

The Shooter’s Identity Revealed

Korvas Michels did not see the shooter’s face again until a neighbor told her he was in the news over the weekend, accused in the fatal shooting of a teenage boy and the wounding of another in Douglass Park on the West Side. Authorities have charged Chicago Park District lifeguard Charles Leto, 55, with the murder of 15-year-old Marjay Johnson. He also faces an attempted murder charge for critically wounding 14-year-old Jeremy Herred.

Legal Proceedings

On Sunday, a Cook County judge ordered Leto held until trial, describing him as “a terrifying threat to the community” who had “overreacted” when he started firing his gun at the boys outside the Douglass Park pool Thursday evening. Leto’s lawyers have said he acted in self-defense after being threatened, and they described him as a man who “does not have a history of recklessly discharging weapons.”

Previous Incident with the Accused

But on Monday, Korvas Michels alleged that Leto claimed self-defense when he killed Barry and shot her other dog named Oakie (after her husband’s home state), maiming Oakie permanently. Korvas Michels said Leto’s defense in the Douglass Park echoes what he claimed after shooting her dogs on the North Side.

Jacqui Korvas Michels comforts her dog Barry, who was shot and killed in 2023 at her Lake View home. Charles Leto was arrested but not charged in that incident.

Reaction to the Recent Charges

“I wasn’t shocked,” she told the Sun-Times about the murder charge. “It’s sad it took this to maybe, hopefully, finally do something about him. Why [is he] still on the street? Where did we fail? Why didn’t this stop? Could we have kept this from happening again? Yeah, you think? Nobody stepped up.” Korvas Michels said that if Leto had been locked up for shooting her dogs, Marjay “would still be alive” and Jeremy “would not be fighting for his life.”

Details of the Previous Incident

Chicago police SWAT teams came to the scene after the shooting of the dogs in February 2023, but police said at the time that the shooter had a valid concealed carry license and that the dogs were off-leash and moved aggressively toward him. Leto was not charged in that incident. Korvas Michels had a different version, saying Leto fired without warning and even pointed his gun at her after first shooting Barry and Oakie. She said Barry was “shot twice through her heart” and Oakie was shot four times.

Jacqui Korvas Michels says Charles Leto shot two of her dogs when they barked at a cat in an alley behind her home in 2023. Her dog Barry died. Her dog Oakie survived but has had numerous surgeries and walks with a limp.

Conclusion

The incident involving Charles Leto and the shooting of the dogs in Lake View, as well as the recent charges against him for the murder and attempted murder in Douglass Park, raise questions about the handling of the initial incident and the potential consequences of not addressing it properly. It is crucial to examine the events leading up to these tragedies and to consider how they might have been prevented.

FAQs

• Q: Who is Charles Leto?
  A: Charles Leto is a 55-year-old Chicago Park District lifeguard who has been charged with the murder of 15-year-old Marjay Johnson and the attempted murder of 14-year-old Jeremy Herred.
• Q: What happened to Jacqui Korvas Michels’ dogs?
  A: Jacqui Korvas Michels’ dogs, Barry and Oakie, were shot by Charles Leto in February 2023 when they barked at a cat in an alley behind her home in Lake View. Barry died, and Oakie survived but has had numerous surgeries.
• Q: Why was Leto not charged in the 2023 incident?
  A: Leto was not charged in the 2023 incident because he had a valid concealed carry license, and the police said at the time that the dogs were off-leash and moved aggressively toward him.
• Q: What is the current status of the case against Leto?
  A: A Cook County judge has ordered Leto to be held until trial, describing him as “a terrifying threat to the community” who had “overreacted” when he started firing his gun at the boys outside the Douglass Park pool.