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COPA investigating shooting involving police following robbery on Chicago's West Side
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating a shooting involving police Thursday morning in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. COPA said they're investigating the incident near the 200 block of South Cicero Avenue.
Police chase ends in officer-involved shooting on Chicago’s West Side
An expressway police chase ended in a shooting involving Chicago police Thursday morning in the Austin neighborhood.
Teen arrested in Evergreen Park after shooting 15-year-old in Chicago: police
A 17-year-old boy was charged in connection with a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy seriously wounded last September in the West Englewood neighborhood.
6 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings, police say
At least four people were wounded in shootings across Chicago Valentine's Day weekend as of Sunday afternoon. The ages of the victims range from 30 to 54. Outside of an otherwise quiet day, the first shooting of the weekend happened just before 10:30 p.
COPA investigating West Side shooting involving police after chase on I290
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating shots fired by police officers on the West Side Thursday morning.
Chicago police officer's gun accidentally discharges as robbery suspects arrested in Austin
After a brief foot chase, officers were arresting the three suspects in the 4800 block of West Monroe Street when an officer's firearm accidentally discharged, officials said. No one was struck.
3 dead, 16 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings, according to police
CHICAGO (CBS) — At least one person is dead and several others are hurt following shootings across Chicago as of Saturday. The ages of the victims range from 25 to 42.
Would-be robber shot after bystander intervenes in South Austin, Chicago police say
A would-be robber was shot after a bystander intervened on the West Side Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police said.
CPD: Officer's gun goes off accidentally, nobody hit, on West Side following vehicle pursuit
A Chicago police officer accidentally discharged a firearm, but nobody was hit, while placing offenders in custody following a foot chase early Thursday morning on the city's West Side, according to the Chicago Police Department.
Chicago police investigating after they say officer's gun accidentally discharges during West Side arrest
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating after an officer's gun accidentally discharged during an arrest Thursday morning on the city's West Side. The incident happened around 3 a.
Armed robbery leads to police chase, ends in shooting involving CPD
A police chase early Thursday morning stemming from an armed robbery ended with a shooting involving Chicago police and three people in custody, according to authorities. Illinois State Police said it was pursuing a vehicle overnight following reports of an armed robbery at Normal Avenue and Marquette Road in the city’s Englewood neighborhood.
Teen charged with attempted murder in Chicago Southwest Side shooting last year
The 17-year-old was arrested by members of the Chicago police and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday ...
COPA releases video of Chicago police fatally shooting man with knife in Little Village last month
A 911 call for a domestic dispute ended last month with Chicago police officers repeatedly shooting and killing 58-year-old Timothy Glaze as he walked toward them carrying a knife in a Little ...
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Documentary Uses Body Cam Footage to Examine Fatal 2018 Chicago Police Shooting
The movie is about Harith Augustus, a 37-year-old barber who was shot and killed by police in South Shore in July 2018. The shooting sparked immediate public outcry and legal fights for full access to ...
In Oscar-Nominated ‘Incident,’ Body-Cam Footage Shatters Police Account Of Black Man’s Shooting Death
The Chicago police fatal shooting of a Black man, Harith Augustus, is reexamined in the Oscar-nominated film 'Incident' ...
Teen shot, critically wounded near high school on Chicago's Northwest Side
An 18-year-old man was seriously hurt Tuesday afternoon in a shooting near a school on Chicago's Northwest Side. The shooting ...
Man in critical condition after shooting near CTA Blue Line in broad daylight
A man is hospitalized and in critical condition after someone inside a vehicle opened fire in broad daylight near a CTA blue ...