2 Officers Die After Being Struck by Train

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CHICAGO —Two Chicago police officers were fatally struck by a train on Dec. 17, as they investigated a report of gunshots on the city’s far South Side.

Eduardo Marmolejo, 37, and Conrad Gary, 31, were pursuing a person who had headed toward train tracks and were hit shortly after 6 p.m. as the commuter train passed through the area, Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said.