After recovering from shooting, coach finds new home at Catholic school

Shawn Harrington coaches practice at Children of Peace School, 1900 W. Taylor St., Chicago on Feb. 18, 2022. Harrington a former hoops standout and assistant coach at Marshall High School, recently started working at the Catholic school on Fridays teaching gym class to students and leading an after-school basketball camp. It is his first coaching job since he was shot and paralyzed on the West Side eight years ago. Harrington was featured in the 1994 documentary “Hoop Dreams” when he was a sophomore point guard at Marshall. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)