Cop's Son Is Shot Dead While Sitting On Porch During Short Trip Home From College

Story out of Chicago, Illinois:

Chicago's police superintendent is "at a loss for words" after the teenage son of a city police officer was shot and killed while home from college to visit his family, police said.

Arshell Dennis III was killed early Sunday morning when a gunman opened fire while he was sitting on a porch in Chicago's Wrightwood neighborhood, the Chicago Police Department said.

The 19-year-old was a junior studying journalism at St. John's University in New York City, the family said in a statement, according to ABC station WLS. He was planning to return to New York on Sunday, the police said.

The teen's father is longtime Chicago police officer Arshell Dennis of the police department's organized crime bureau. Cont. (Video/Autoplay)

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