“You’re going to see a young kid running away from police in broad daylight and he is shot and killed”, Coffman said. Chatman scoots through parked cars and then toward a nearby intersection. An independent review board cleared the officer of any wrongdoing.
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A video of Chicago police officers shooting 17-year-old Cedrick Chatman was released yesterday by officials. “Running away.” WATCH: Full video from three cameras of Cedrick Chatman’s shootingThe attorneys say the videos contradict statements from police that Officer Fry feared for his life when Chatman turned and pointed a dark object at police.
The object in Chatman’s hand turned out to be a black box containing an iPhone.
However, mounting pressure on Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and the Black community’s severe lack of confidence in the police department-which reached a fever pitch in November after the city reluctantly released graphic video of Laquan McDonald being shot by officers 16 times-forced officials to reconsider their position on the matter. It’s a sunny day, not dark, he’s not carrying any kind of weapon and he makes no movements toward these police officers. His supervisors would overrule his decision, and Davis was subsequently fired from IPRA.
At today’s hearing, U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman sharply criticized the city attorneys for suddenly reversing course on the video’s release after spending weeks trying to prevent it.
However, the city late Wednesday filed a motion to vacate its previous objections. “I think it’s irresponsible”.
“We are making a policy change on behalf of the people of Chicago”, Green said.
The dispute arises over a lawsuit filed by Chatman’s family against the police and the city.
“At this point, he knows he had no other play, if he really wants to stand by his vow to improve transparency”, Coffman said of the mayor.
The information was included in hundreds of pages of documents that the city released Friday.
An attorney for the officers said the videos support their story. “They all came out of the same house….They dragged me out of my auto”.
Both said they believed the teenager was armed.
The camera then pans over and shows a wounded, unarmed Chatman lying in the street as Toth handcuffs him.
The video released today was shot by several cameras and from various angles.
The city could release the video of Cedrick Chatman’s death within hours if the judge lifts a protective order, as expected. As two officers in plainclothes approached, Chatman bolted from the vehicle and ran down Jeffery Avenue. Toth’s partner, Officer Kevin Fry, opens fire.
“[Toth was] on the heels of Chatman”, Gettleman said.
Chatman was shot on January 7, 2013 near 75th Street and Jeffery Boulevard, according to court records. “It was – it extended in front of his body”. An attorney told reporters yesterday that Chatman’s mother was “very happy” with the video’s release. Smolens asked, according to the transcript.
Seconds later, the dispatcher is told and repeats, “Shots fired by police”. Chicago police have since come under a federal civil rights investigation into its use of force.
“I felt his threat was as such that I didn’t have time to say anything”. Davis said in an interview last month.
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The videos, which include surveillance footage from South Shore High School, a convenience store and the police department, were released Thursday afternoon.
