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LOG# 1037191/U#10-23
INVESTIGATION
NUMBER:
LOG# 1037191/U# 10-23
OFFICER #1
INVOLVED:

OFFICER #2
INVOLVED:

SUBJECT:
SUBJECT’S
INJURIES:

“Officer A” (Chicago Police Officer); Male/Black; 42 years old;
On Duty; In Civilian Dress; Year of Appointment – 1996

“Officer B” (Chicago Police Officer); Male/Black; 42 years old;
On Duty; In Civilian Dress; Year of Appointment – 1998
“Subject 1”; Male/Black; 35 years old

Gunshot wounds to right side of head and lower left flank. CFD
Ambulance #14 transported subject to Christ Hospital.

INITIAL
INCIDENT:

Officers responded to a “Man with a Gun” call.

DATE/TIME
OF INCIDENT:

14 June 2010, 2106 hours

LOCATION:

6922 S. Vernon Avenue - Sidewalk
Beat 0322

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SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 14 June 2010, at approximately 2106 hours, Officer A and Officer B, working Beat
42G71C, responded to a call of a “Man with a Gun” in the vicinity of 75th Street and Evans
Avenue. As the officers approached 70th and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Officer A
observed a man, now known to be the subject, Subject 1, making “suspicious” movements and
believed that Subject 1 had a gun. Officer B stopped the squad car and the officers asked Subject
1 to come to them. When Officer A exited the squad car, Subject 1 turned and fled from the
officers. Officer A ran after Subject 1 northeast across King Drive and through a vacant lot north
of 6951 S. King Drive. Officer A continued to chase Subject 1 north in the alley between King
Drive and Vernon Avenue then east through another vacant lot north of 6936 S. Vernon Avenue.
Officer A was approximately 15 to 20 feet behind Subject 1 as they ran. Subject 1 turned north
onto Vernon Avenue and continued running out of Officer A’s line of sight. When Officer A
reached the point where he initially lost sight of Subject 1, Subject 1 fired a gun at him. Officer
A returned fire and Subject 1 fell to the ground. Officer B, who had driven around the block to
try to stop Subject 1, arrived on Vernon Avenue as the shots were being fired. Officer B helped
Officer A secure Subject 1 and called for an ambulance. A gun was recovered from the parkway
grass in front of 6922 S. Vernon Avenue. Subject 1 was transported to Christ Hospital for
treatment.

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INVESTIGATION:
Officer A related to the Roundtable Panel an account that was consistent with the
Summary of Incident. Officer A stated that Officer B was driving the squad car as the officers
responded to a call of “Man with a Gun/Shots Fired” in the vicinity of 75th and Evans. Officer A
observed Subject 1 walking south on King Drive while holding his side. Officer B stopped the
squad car and Officer A got out and announced his office. Subject 1 continued walking south
toward Officer A. Officer A reached out his hand toward Subject 1 who turned and ran northeast
across King Drive. Subject 1 held his side as he ran. Officer A ran after Subject 1 and yelled at
him to stop running. They ran through a vacant lot on King Drive, to the alley, then north in the
alley, and east through another vacant lot to Vernon Avenue. Subject 1 turned north onto the
west sidewalk of Vernon Avenue and Officer A lost sight of Subject 1 for a short period of time.
Officer A ran in the direction where he had last seen Subject 1 and reached the edge of the
sidewalk. Officer A looked to the north and saw that Subject 1 was standing in front of 6922 S.
Vernon. Subject 1 faced Officer A and pointed a handgun at him. Subject 1 fired approximately
three times in Officer A’s direction. Officer A, in fear for his life, discharged his weapon, he
believed six to eight times. Officer A saw Subject 1 fall to the ground. Officer A approached
Subject 1 and continued to point his weapon at Subject 1. Officer B arrived on the scene and
assisted by handcuffing Subject 1 and calling for an ambulance. Officer A observed a black
firearm in the front yard of 6922 S. Vernon Avenue.
Officer B related to the Roundtable Panel an account that was consistent with the
Summary of Incident. Officer B and Officer A responded to a Shots Fired/Man with a Gun call
in the vicinity of 75th and Evans. Officer A alerted Officer B to the fact that Subject 1 was
standing on the sidewalk near 70th and King Drive. Officer B stopped the squad car facing
westbound on 70th Street. Officer A exited the vehicle and Officer B began to exit the vehicle
when he heard Officer A yell, “Stop!” Officer B saw his partner and Subject 1 run east across
King Drive. Officer B made a U-turn and drove parallel to Officer A and Subject 1 as they ran
eastbound on 70th Place. Officer B saw that Subject 1 held his side and ran awkwardly; Officer
B thought that Subject 1 had a gun because of how he ran. Officer B crossed King Drive and
turned northbound into the alley between King Drive and Vernon Avenue. Officer A was in
front of the squad car and Subject 1 was three to four steps in front of Officer A. Subject 1 and
Officer A ran east through a vacant lot and Officer B continued north to the end of the alley then
he turned east to Vernon Avenue. Officer B turned south onto Vernon Avenue and, shortly
thereafter, saw 5-6 muzzle flashes as Subject 1 fired a handgun at Officer A. Officer A returned
fire and Subject 1 fell to the ground. Officer B stopped the vehicle called then called in the shots
fired over the radio. Officer A continued to point his weapon at Subject 1 and Officer B assisted
by handcuffing Subject 1. Officer B then called for an ambulance. Officer B stated that he
observed a handgun on the ground near where Subject 1 had been standing. Officer B did not
draw his weapon when he exited his vehicle on Vernon.

In a statement to the Independent Police Review Authority on 22 June 2010, Officer A,
stated that he and his partner, Officer B, were assigned to the Area 2 gun team and were on
patrol in the 3rd District near 63rd and King Drive when a call of shots fired came over the radio.

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The shots fired were reported at 75th and Evans. Officer B drove their squad car southbound on
King Drive until the officers approached 70th and King Drive. At that point, Officer A saw a
subject, now known as Subject 1, walking southbound on 70th and King Drive and adjusting his
waistband on his right side. Officer A saw Subject 1 adjusting his waistband and he thought that
Subject 1 might have a gun on his person. Officer A told Officer B that they needed to “check
out” Subject 1. Officer B curbed the vehicle and Officer A exited, announced his office, and told
Subject 1 to step over to the vehicle. Subject 1 approached the vehicle but, as he got within
arm’s length of Officer A, Subject 1 turned and ran. Subject 1 ran diagonally northeast across
King Drive. Officer A pursued Subject 1 on foot. Officer A heard Officer B driving the police
car behind him as he ran.
Officer A followed Subject 1 through a vacant lot on the east side of King Drive and into
the alley between King Drive and Vernon. Subject 1 ran through another vacant lot onto
Vernon. At about that time, Officer A almost fell and had to regain his balance. When Officer A
regained his balance, he ran out to Vernon. Officer A saw Subject 1 standing on the sidewalk
facing him. Subject 1 was pointing a gun at Officer A and discharged the weapon. Officer A
stated that the first time he saw Subject 1 holding a gun was when Subject 1 discharged his
weapon at Officer A. Officer A stated that he could not see the Subject 1’s weapon at that time,
he could see only the muzzle flash. Officer A estimated that Subject 1 was about one and one
half to two lots away from him. Officer A had drawn his weapon at some point during the foot
chase and when Subject 1 fired at him, Officer A returned fire. Officer A stated that, at the time
of the incident, he thought that Subject 1 fired 3 times and he fired 6 to 8 times. Officer A stated
that he learned later that Subject 1 fired 5 times and that he fired 13 times. Officer A stopped
firing his weapon when Subject 1 went to the ground, because he no longer perceived Subject 1
as a threat. Officer A continued to cover Subject 1 until Officer B arrived and Officer B placed
Subject 1 in handcuffs. Officer A stated that Officer B used his radio to make a notification of
the shooting and to summon an ambulance.
In a statement to the Independent Police Review Authority on 22 June 2010, Officer B,
stated that he and his partner, Officer A, were assigned to the Area 2 gun team and were on
patrol in the 3rd District between 63rd Street and 71st Street and Cottage Grove Avenue and South
Chicago Avenue when a call of shots fired came over the radio. The officers saw Subject 1 on
the sidewalk and Officer A said that they wore going to conduct a field interview with Subject 1.
Officer B stopped the car near Subject 1 and Officer A exited the vehicle to conduct the field
interview. As Officer B was about to exit the vehicle, Officer A told him that Subject 1 was
fleeing and began a foot pursuit. Officer B made a U-turn and did so in a way that closed the
passenger side door. Officer B drove to the alley off of 70th Street and saw Officer A and
Subject 1 run into the alley from a vacant lot. Officer B drove into the alley and chased Officer
A and Subject 1. When Officer B pulled even with Officer A, they were about 10-15 feet from
Subject 1. Subject 1 ran into a vacant lot then and Officer B drove to 69th Street then to Vernon
Avenue. When Officer B got to Vernon Avenue, he saw Subject 1 on the sidewalk. About one
second later, Subject 1 discharged a firearm to the south on Vernon. Officer A returned fire from
about one city lot away. Officer B stated that Subject 1 fell when he was struck and that was in
front of 6922 S. Vernon. Officer B estimated that he was at 6910 S. Vernon when Subject 1 fell.
Officer B drove to where Subject 1 fell, exited the vehicle, and made sure that Officer A was
okay. Officer A still had his weapon pointed at Subject 1 and Officer B handcuffed Subject 1,

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then called for an ambulance for him. Officer B stated that Subject 1’s weapon was on the
ground on the east side of the sidewalk while Subject 1 was on the grass on the west side of the
sidewalk.
A Canvass of the vicinity of the incident produced no additional witnesses or
information.
Subject 1 refused to cooperate with the investigation. IPRA Investigator A attempted to
interview Subject 1 at Cook County Jail on 04 August 2010 but he refused to provide a
statement.
A Warrant issued in the state of Wisconsin reported that Subject 1 was known to carry a
firearm.
Office of Emergency Management Communications (OEMC) Event Queries for the
incident indicate six individuals called 911 stating they heard shots fired. No caller reported
seeing the shooting or the shooter. Beat 42G71C called in shots fired by police and requested
EMS to the scene.
Medical Records from Subject 1’s treatment following the incident indicate that he was
treated for gunshot wounds to the head and to the left flank. Subject 1 had a fracture to his left
ileum, a right subdural hematoma, and a slight bowel resection.
Lab Reports from the Illinois State Police Forensic Science Center indicated that
Subject 1 may not have discharged a firearm with either hand. If he did discharge a firearm, then
the particles were removed by activity, were not deposited, or were not detected by the
procedure.
Lab Reports also indicate that Officer A’s weapon was examined and found to be in
working condition. Ten of the recovered fired casings were fired from Officer A’s weapon. Lab
reports also indicate that the weapon recovered near Subject 1 was examined and found to be in
working condition. Five of the recovered fired casings were fired from Subject 1’s weapon.
According to Crime Scene Processing Reports (CSPR) completed subsequent to the
incident, Subject 1 was removed from the scene before Evidence Technicians arrived. The
recovered weapon, a Glock model 19, was swabbed for DNA evidence. The CSPR also
indicated that the Glock 19 had been reported stolen.
Evidence Technician photographs depict a recovered handgun and the scene of the
incident. The photographs also depict Subject 1 in a hospital bed. Subject 1 has a large bandage
around his head.
The Arrest Report, Case Report, and Detective Supplementary Reports completed
relative to this incident provide an account of the incident that is consistent with the “Summary
of Incident” section of this report. Officer A and Officer B both provided statements to
detectives that were consistent with their statements to the Roundtable Panel and their statements

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to the Independent Police Review Authority. When he was initially interviewed by detectives,
Subject 1 stated that he was selling cannabis to a man and a woman and that was all that he
knew. Subject 1 denied any knowledge of a gun and denied any knowledge of the shooting.
Subject 1 then provided a statement to an Assistant State’s Attorney in which he stated that he
went to 70th and King Drive to buy cannabis from a man and a woman. Subject 1 bought 5 bags
of cannabis and gave the woman $50. The man pulled out a gun and Subject 1 pushed him. The
gun fell to the ground and Subject 1 picked it and the money up. The police pulled up in a
maroon squad car and an officer exited the squad car and announced his office by saying
“police”. Subject 1 put the gun in the pocket of his pullover “hoody” and ran. The officers
chased him, one on foot and one in the car, and Subject 1 saw that he was surrounded by the
police. Subject 1 took the gun out of his pocket in order to throw it away and the gun went off
more than two times. Subject 1 stated that he was shot after the gun went off. The detectives did
not identify any witnesses to the incident during their canvass of the vicinity of the incident.
Officer A completed a Tactical Response Report (TRR) and an Officer’s Battery
Report (OBR) following the incident. In his TRR, Officer A described Subject 1 as an
Assailant: Deadly Force in that he fled, placed Officer A in imminent threat of receiving a
battery, attacked with a weapon and used force likely to cause death or great bodily harm.
Officer A responded by using his firearm. In his OBR, Officer A indicated that he was shot at by
an offender with a 9mm firearm and that he was not injured.

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CONCLUSION AND FINDING:
This investigation found that the use of deadly force by Officer A was in compliance with
Chicago Police Department policy and Illinois State statutes. According to the Chicago Police
Department’s General Order 02-08-03, III:.
A.
“a sworn member is justified in using force likely to cause death or great
bodily harm only when he or she reasonably believes that such force is
necessary:
1.

to prevent death or great bodily harm to the sworn member or to
another person, or;

2.

to prevent an arrest from being defeated by resistance or escape
and the sworn member reasonably believes that the person to be
arrested:
a.

has committed or has attempted to commit a
forcible felony which involved the infliction,
threatened infliction, or threatened use of physical
force like to cause death or great bodily harm;

b.

is attempting to escape by use of a deadly weapon
or;

c.

otherwise indicates that he or she will endanger
human life or inflict great bodily harm unless
arrested without delay.”

Officer A’s actions were in accordance with both conditions of CPD’s deadly force policy. The
officers both saw Subject 1 holding his side, which they understood to be a sign that he may have
had a weapon, as he fled from a field interview. The officers were responding to a call of “Man
with a Gun/Shots Fired.” Officer A lost sight of Subject 1 during the pursuit and when he saw
Subject 1 again, Subject 1 pointed and discharged a weapon at Officer A. Officer A returned fire
because Subject 1 had placed him in a position where his life was in danger.

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