...Now, one of the victims says he was shot near the hospital.
The sergeant asks the dispatcher if there were any shots fired near the hospital. She immediately says "negative" even though she dispatched a call of shots fired outside the hospital's location less than 20 mins ago
...She didn't even check for shots fired calls. Dumbass. Audio:
...For the critics who are saying the police "did nothing," it's worth noting that they drove into the middle of a gunfight, seemingly protected a fallen man, and arrested five suspects.
That's a whole lot of "nothing."
Now, here's where it gets REALLY stupid. That SAME police surveillance camera captured this shooting don't he same block last year. Notice the baby.
I suspect many people would be surprised to hear how common it is for Cook County judges to release men accused of violent sexual assaults or serial sexual assaults on relatively low bail and sometimes without electronic monitoring.
...Not long ago, we published a story after one such man was sentenced to prison. He spent years sending email threats about our initial story and even managed to get a juicy federal PPP loan while on bond.
...Off the top of my head, I can think of two men accused of being *serial* rapists who are wandering around on head-scratchingly low bail. Both allegedly raped multiple women — highly intoxicated or drugged— they met in or near bars.
Now: A Cook County State's Attorney gave a description of what police bodyworn camera footage shows in the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo on March 29.... (1/6)
...ASA James Murphy, in filing charges against a man who was allegedly with Toledo gave the following presentation. Toledo is referred to as the "victim" because the man is charged with the endangerment of a child resulting in death... (2/6)
...ASA James Murphy: "The officer repeatedly told the victim [Toledo] to stop, but the victim continued to flee. The victim then stopped near a break in a wooden fence. The officer continued to tell the victim to show his hands."... (3/6)
Bond court viewers note: Ruben Roman, charged with gun possession by a felon, shooting a gun, and child endangerment for alleged actions leading up to police pursuit and then shooting of Adam Toledo, is the FIRST male on today's case list. Link:
...Court starts at 12:30. Typically, there are some formalities followed by defendants who have private attorneys, followed by female defendants (5 of those today), followed by males. Typically.
...According to some lawyer scuttlebutt, the state's attorney is bringing in heavy-hitting prosecutor James Murphy to present Roman's case. Murphy, a supervisor, usually handles murder and violent sex cases.