Police sergeant killed by son in Mt. Greenwood, cops say

A Chicago police sergeant lauded as a hero in 1997 was shot andkilled Tuesday by his young teenage son, police sources said.

Francis Skroch IV was returning to his home in the Mount Greenwoodneighborhood about 4 p.m. when police believe he had some kind ofdispute with his son, a source said.

The boy shot his father with a single bullet that hit him in theneck, a source said. Skroch's body was found with his service gunholstered, police said.

"As of now it's a domestic altercation, there was some disturbancefrom the son," a police source said.

The boy was taken into custody and driven to Calumet Area policeheadquarters with other family members Tuesday …