Chicago Police Department (CPD) Superintendent David Brown said during a news conference that police officers were attempting to arrest an individual wanted on two warrants at around 9:40 am Friday. According to the CPD superintendent, while arresting the suspect with their weapons holstered, he turned and pointed his gun directly towards them as they attempted to detain him. This resulted in Chicago law enforcement opening fire and fatally shooting this man who has not been named by authorities but is believed to be 30 years old.
The offender, refusing to exit his vehicle when confronted by officers, pulled out a gun and pointed it at them. The three Chicago police officers and one US marshal all opened fire on the man until he finally went down with gunfire wounds.
The man was transported to the hospital in “grave condition,” Brown said. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital, CPD confirmed with The Hill. None of the officers were hit by gunfire, but they did go for a check-up after being on the scene all night long defending their city from violence and chaos outside Trump Tower last night.”
The Chicago police officers involved will be placed on routine administrative duties for 30 days, Mayor Rahm Emanuel confirmed.
The city’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability separately confirmed that the cops activated their body cameras during the incident and said it would release video in 60 days as part of its investigation into what happened when 17-year old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times by an officer last year.
The man was wanted for aggravated sexual assault with a firearm as well as escaping electronic monitoring. He cut off his device and is on the run, according to Brown.
• Police officers were attempting to arrest an individual wanted on two warrants at around 9:40 am Friday
• The offender, refusing to exit his vehicle when confronted by officers, pulled out a gun and pointed it at them
• All three Chicago police officers and one US marshal all opened fire on the man until he finally went down with gunfire wounds.
• The man was transported to the hospital in “grave condition,” Brown said. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. None of the officers were hit by gunfire, but they did go for a check-up after being on the scene all night long defending their city from violence and chaos outside Trump Tower last night.
• This incident had no fatalities other than those caused by gunshot
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