"As Lightfoot visited the hospital about midnight Saturday, about 30 officers turned their backs to her when she approached them on the 7th floor, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Monday morning.
" 'It looked like it had been choreographed," a source told the outlet."
"The male officer’s father, who is a retired Chicago cop, also gave the mayor an earful when she tried to talk to him, sources told the Sun-Times.
"She reportedly remained calm and attentive while he blamed her for what happened.
"The mayor's press office provided a statement to Fox News, saying,
"In a time of tragedy, emotions run high and that is to be expected."
"The mayor spoke to a range of officers that tragic night and sensed the overwhelming sentiment was about concern for their fallen colleagues," the statement read.
"As the mayor stated yesterday, now is not the time for divisive and toxic rhetoric or reporting.
"This is a time for us to come together as a city." . . .
Two brothers charged in Chicago in fatal shooting of officer Ella French
The youngest brother Emonte, 21, was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder of a peace officer, one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, Chicago Police confirmed.
Brothers charged in killing of Chicago cop were on probation for felonies
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