Crime & Safety

School Security Guard Dies After Breaking Up Hallway Fight

Two girls at Thornwood High were fighting over designer jeans.

Thornwood High School security guard Richard Cowser couldn’t breathe after trying to break up a fight. He was taken to Ingalls Hospitals Wednesday where he was pronounced dead, WGN News reports.

Cowser was 54, in good health, according to the Cook County medical examiner, and worked at the school for about a year. South Holland Police are investigating the death.

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