A 19-year-old man was standing outside in the 5200 block of West Washington when someone in black clothing walked up and opened fire, striking the man in the right leg and right hand, according to police.
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Few police officers who have fired shots were punished, the analysis finds, as the police union contract prevent the police department from identifying officers after a shooting, unless a lawsuit has been filed.
The newspaper’s findings show about four out of every five people shot were African-American males.
Moreover, the Independent Police Review Authority’s (IPRA) investigations of police-involved shootings usually had testimony and reports from other police officers who backed up one another’s accounts, a phenomenon of the “code of silence” that has been criticised for years.
The study also found that shootings by police (hits and misses) have actually declined over the last several years, going from 100 in 2011 to 44 in 2015. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
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“What happens is, if you reach for your waistband or don’t drop the knife, if you don’t stop going for the gun or if you point the gun at me, then my response is going to be weapon engagement”, he told the Tribune.
“As she was walking down the street some type of altercation occurred which didn’t involve her”, Deputy Chief of Detectives James Jones told reporters at Chicago Police headquarters Friday night. “It’s not about ethnicity – it’s about criminal involvement”.
He also said: “As a police officer, you don’t wait for the shot to come in your direction”.
The city is making major changes to the department and various oversight bodies after the uproar over a 2014 shooting in which a white officer fired 16 bullets into a black teenager.
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“It’s easier to believe, because they’re black, that an officer was in fear of their life and get [s] off”, he said.
