Lindsey Graham

He recognized one of the victims as Frank Gusenberg's older brother.

The others, though, he didn't know or couldn't identify due to the wounds.

After confirming there were no other survivors, Loftus then found the barking dog who was tied to the axle of a truck in the garage.

He had tried to approach the animal but backed away when the dog growled and snapped at him.

When the police wagon finally arrived, Loftus helped them load Frank Gusenberg and instructed them to take him to a nearby hospital as fast as possible.

Gusenberg had so many bullet holes in his body, Loftus could hardly believe he was still alive.

He knew he didn't have much time.

And when the wagon drove away, that left Loftus alone at the crime scene.

While the police and the public had become accustomed to the violence and corruption that had plagued Chicago for years, Loftus knew this crime was different.

It had all gone too far.

If someone was willing to massacre men and create this much carnage, what else were they capable of?

They had to be stopped and made to pay for their crimes.

But that meant figuring out who had done this, and it also meant making sure justice was served.

But at that moment, both tasks felt nearly impossible.

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