Video of fatal shooting shows Chicago officers firing at car
CHICAGO (AP) — Video released Friday related to the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old suspected car thief shows officers firing into a fleeing vehicle, then handcuffing the blood-covered suspect following a foot chase.
The fatal shooting isn't seen on any of the videos released Friday because the officer's body camera wasn't recording at the time, police said.
The head of the Independent Police Review Authority, the agency that investigates Chicago police misconduct, called the video "shocking and disturbing."
Police Supt. Eddie Johnson stripped three officers of their police powers after officials said a preliminary determination concluded they had violated department policy in the July 28 shooting.
The president of the Chicago police officer's union lamented the release of video evidence, saying that it is unfair to the officers, could turn public opinion against them and even jeopardize their own safety.