According to police, Ortiz’s frustration quickly escalated to brutal violence: He grabbed his toddler in the kitchen and held him down. (Chicago Police Department)Mateo’s “brutal and horrific slaying” capped off a difficult week and a half for the Chicago Police Department, Superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters Thursday. Brendan Deenihan told reporters. “These are the kinds of tragedies that keep police officers working without sleep because many of us are parents,” Johnson told reporters. According to the Chicago Tribune’s data, 674 homicides — an average of nearly two a day — occurred in the city in 2017.

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2018 20:20 UTC