Update from tonight's police shooting: A Chicago officer followed a man off a CTA subway train after he was seen walking between train cars, then struggled with him and shot him twice in a busy downtown Red Line station during the afternoon rush hour. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/2…
A video posted on social media showed both officers on top of the man, struggling with him on the ground near an escalator as they try to handcuff him. Before shooting him, both officers used their stun guns on him, and one appeared to pepper spray him.
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One of the officers yells, “Give me your hands! Give me your hands!” before shouting, “Stop resisting!” seven times in a row.
The man gets to his feet, stumbling backward, and the same officer appears to be heard yelling “shoot him” to the other officer. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/2…
The man gets to his feet, stumbling backward, and the same officer appears to be heard yelling “shoot him” to the other officer. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/2…
One of the officers draws her weapon and, with the man just feet away, a gunshot is heard.
The man runs up the escalator, and the officers follow. A second gunshot is heard off screen. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/2…
The man runs up the escalator, and the officers follow. A second gunshot is heard off screen. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/2…
Mayor Lightfoot, who had just hours earlier joined the interim police supt. and CTA president to announce a new security plan for the CTA, called the video “extremely disturbing” tonight, and police officials suggested a criminal probe could be underway. chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/2…
