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INVESTIGATION
NUMBER:
LOG# 1041178/U# 10-39
OFFICER #1
INVOLVED:

“Officer A” (Chicago Police Officer); Male/White; 29 years old;
On-duty; In Civilian Dress; Year of Appointment – 2006

OFFICER’S
INJURIES:

Abrasions to the right knee, neck, left torso and left underarm area.

SUBJECT:

“Subject 1”; Male/Black; 21 years old

SUBJECT’S
INJURIES:

Multiple gunshot wounds (FATAL).

INITIAL
INCIDENT:

Attempted street stop.

DATE/TIME
OF INCIDENT:

02 Nov 10, 1307 hours

LOCATION:

5852 S. Western Avenue
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SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 02 Nov 10 at approximately 1300 hours, Officer A and Officer B, both
assigned to the Area One Gun Team, were conducting a surveillance of the Kentucky
Fried Chicken parking lot after receiving citizen complaints of drug and gang activity in
that location. The officers were in an unmarked squad car, in civilian clothing, with
Officer A driving. Officers A and B attempted to stop a 4-door green Nissan Maxima
that was observed making a drug transaction in the parking lot. Officer A drove into the
driveway of the restaurant with the emergency lights activated and the officers announced
their office as they exited the squad. The driver of the Nissan, now identified as Subject
1, drove southbound through the restaurant parking lot with Officers A and B chasing the
car on foot and continuing to announce their office. Officer A then attempted to reach
into the vehicle through the front passenger door window that was partially down, in an
effort to turn off the ignition. He became wedged in the window and was being dragged
along the pavement. Officer A repeatedly ordered Subject 1 to stop the vehicle. Subject
1 refused to comply and drove out of the parking lot, turning left onto eastbound 59th
Street toward Western Avenue. Officer B was running alongside the vehicle, on the
driver’s side, repeatedly ordering Subject 1 to stop the car. Subject 1 was still driving the
vehicle and dragging Officer A when Officer A was able to draw his service weapon and
fire several times at Subject 1. Subject 1’s vehicle came to a stop when it struck the rear
of a vehicle that was stopped in traffic. Officer A was injured and transported to Holy
Cross Hospital where he was treated and released. Subject 1 was also injured and
transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 1

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The information for the Summary of Incident was obtained from the Chicago Police Department’s Case
Supplementary report. At the time of this incident the Roundtable panel was no longer being conducted
and the IPRA had not yet implemented the post-shooting report that is completed after a police-involved
shooting. The post-shooting report was implemented in August 2011.

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INVESTIGATION:
In a formal statement to the IPRA on 02 Nov 10, Witness Member Officer B
stated that he and Officer A were working as part of a narcotics team with CPD Sergeant
1 and Officer C who were in different locations in separate vehicles. Officer C’s job was
to notify Officers A and B when a drug transaction occurred. Officers A, B, and CPD
Sergeant 1 were the enforcement vehicles, conducting the arrests. Officers A and B were
parked on the southeast corner of 60th Street and Campbell Avenue. Officers A and B
were given instructions to stop a green Nissan Maxima containing two occupants.
Officer C informed them that the vehicle was exiting the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
parking lot, heading to 59th Street. The officers drove from eastbound on 59th Street,
turning north into the KFC parking lot, coming nose to nose with the Nissan Maxima.
Officer A activated the squad car’s emergency equipment and both officers exited the
squad car.
Officer B approached the driver’s side and Officer A approached the passenger
side while announcing their office. Officer B reached the vehicle and tried to open the
driver’s side door, but it was locked. At that point, Subject 1 reversed the vehicle until it
struck another vehicle. Once Subject 1 ignored Officer B’ commands and began
reversing the vehicle, Officer B withdrew his weapon. As the vehicle was reversing,
Officers A and B followed it on foot, jogging alongside it, all the while continuing to
order Subject 1 to stop the vehicle. Officer B tried to kick open the driver’s side window
but was unsuccessful then noticed that it was open by several inches. Subject 1 put the
vehicle in drive and began driving forward; as the vehicle moved forward, Officer B
observed that Officer A’s upper torso was inside the vehicle, in the front passenger seat,
and the other half of his torso was outside of the vehicle. Subject 1 continued driving,
exiting the parking lot and turning east on 59th Street. Several seconds later, Officer B
heard several gunshots but could not see who fired a gun. At approximately the same
time, Officer B called a 10-1 over the radio and made notification of shots fired. Subject
1’s vehicle continued east at a high rate of speed until it crashed into another vehicle on
the street, causing it to come to a stop. Officer B had been running behind Subject 1’s
vehicle and caught up to it after it crashed. Officer B holstered his weapon and pulled out
his baton as he reached Subject 1’s vehicle and shattered the driver’s side window.
Officer B was able to reach in and unlock the door. It was at that time that Officer B
observed that Subject 1 appeared to have been shot. Officer A appeared to be okay and
was handcuffing Subject 1’s hands. Officer B requested an ambulance for Subject 1.
Officer B stated that it was only later that he observed Officer A seemed to be injured
from the incident, as he looked visibly uncomfortable and in pain.
In a formal statement to the IPRA on 02 Nov 10, witness Member Officer C
stated that he was working with Officer A, in civilian clothing, and was conducting a
narcotics surveillance in the area of 59th Street and Western Avenue. Earlier in the day,
Officer C received information from a confidential informant that occupants in a green
Nissan Maxima had been selling narcotics in the area. Officer C set up his surveillance
in the parking lot of the KFC restaurant in a covert vehicle, Officer A and B were in the
enforcement vehicle. Officer C’s job was to inform Officers A and B when he observed

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a drug transaction occur so they could stop the vehicle. Officer C was parked in the
northwest corner of the parking lot when he observed the green Nissan Maxima turn into
the parking lot. After observing a hand to hand transaction, which he believed to be a
narcotics transaction between two males who approached the green Maxima and the
occupants of the Maxima, Officer C radioed the enforcement vehicle. Officer C then
radioed CPD Sergeant 1 and provided a description of one of the males who purchased
narcotics, a white male, so that CPD Sergeant 1 could stop him. Because two people
purchased narcotics and only one could be stopped, Officer C picked the white male
because he knew it would be harder for him to blend into the area.
Officer C observed Officers A and B’s vehicle approach the parking lot and turn
in as the green Maxima was about to exit, so the two vehicles ended up nose to nose.
Both officers exited the squad car and approached the green Maxima, Officer A on the
passenger side and Officer B on the driver’s side. The officers announced their office
and told the occupants of the green Maxima to show their hands. Subject 1 backed the
vehicle up, hesitated, then continued backing up until he struck another vehicle in the
parking lot. At that time, Officers A and B were running to keep up with the vehicle,
giving commands to stop the vehicle. The officers caught up to Subject 1’s vehicle and
tried to open the car doors. Officer B tried kicking in the window on the driver’s side but
was unsuccessful. Officer C could hear Officers A and B both repeatedly yelling at
Subject 1, “Stop the car!” “Turn the car off!” and “Show me your hands!” Subject 1’s
vehicle began driving forward again and Officer C could see Officer A’s upper body
inside of Subject 1’s vehicle.
Officer C exited his vehicle to assist the officers and ran towards Subject 1’s
vehicle to assist Officer A, who was being dragged as the vehicle continued moving out
of the parking lot and east onto 59th Street. 2 As Subject 1’s car turned onto the street,
Officer C heard one gunshot. As Subject 1’s car continued east on 59th Street, Officer C
was running to catch up to it, and heard several more gunshots, approximately eight,
coming from the car. 3 Officer C could hear Officer A yelling, “Stop the car! Stop the
car!” and observed that Officer A was still stuck in Subject 1’s car until it crashed into
another vehicle on the street. Subject 1’s car came to a stop and Officer A was able to get
out of the car. Officer A went around to the driver’s side to secure Subject 1. Officer C
reached the passenger side of the vehicle, opened it and removed a black female, later
identified as, Witness 1, that was seated in the front seat. Officer C handcuffed her and
placed her inside of a police vehicle then went into the Kentucky Fried Chicken and
arrested the white male who had purchased the narcotics from Subject 1.

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Officer C stated that up until that point he had not exited his covert vehicle because he did not want to
identify himself to anyone as a police officer. Officer C assumed that Officers Campbell and Martis would
place Subject 1 into custody without any complications and they would continue working and making
arrests.
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Officer C stated that Officer B was initially in front of him, closer to Subject 1’s vehicle but Officer C lost
sight of him once he caught up to Subject 1’s vehicle and did not recall Officer B’ actions or location until
after the incident.

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In a formal statement to the IPRA on 03 Nov 10, Involved Officer A stated that
he was working with CPD Sergeant 1, Officer C and Officer B. The four of them were
conducting surveillance after receiving information that narcotics were being sold in the
vicinity of the KFC. After being notified by Officer C that a green Maxima was involved
in a narcotics transaction, Officers A and B attempted to stop the driver of the vehicle.
After their vehicles came nose to nose, Officers A and B exited their squad and began
approaching Subject 1’s vehicle, while announcing their office and ordering Subject 1 to
show his hands. Subject 1 began reversing his vehicle, then briefly stopped before
continuing in reverse. Officer A realized that Subject 1 was going to strike a vehicle
behind him and decided to reach inside of Subject 1’s vehicle in an attempt to pull the
keys out of the ignition. Officer A stated that Subject 1 was looking at him and Officer B
and did not see that he was going to strike the vehicle behind him. Officer A did not think
that Subject 1 would stop regardless because he had so far ignored the officers’
commands to stop. Officer A decided to try and reach into Subject 1’s vehicle and take
the key out of the ignition before Subject 1 struck the vehicle behind him.
The passenger window of Subject 1’s vehicle was partially open, so Officer A
reached in with both hands, and with his gun in his right hand, tried to pull the key out of
the ignition with his left hand. Officer A’s upper torso was inside the car and the lower
half of his body remained outside of the vehicle. As Officer A reached into the vehicle,
at the point of impact between the two vehicles, he felt Subject 1 switch the gear into
“drive.” Officer A started yelling at Subject 1 to stop the car and also tried to put his feet
down and pull himself out of the vehicle but realized he could not get put his feet down to
pull himself out. The passenger in the car, Witness 1, had pushed herself back in the seat
and was also repeatedly yelling for Subject 1 to stop the car. Officer A stated that
although his body was not facing Subject 1’s he was still in a position where he was
pointing his gun at Subject 1’s chest. Officer A repeatedly yelled at Subject 1 to stop the
car. Subject 1 ignored Officer A and kept driving forward, heading towards the
restaurant entrance/exit, off of 59th Street. Officer A feared that Subject 1 was going to
cause him to strike his own squad car because the squad was parked at the entrance to the
restaurant and Subject 1 was driving in that direction. Officer A did not think there was
enough room for Subject 1’s vehicle to get by without Officer A being struck. In fear for
his life and safety, Officer A fired at Subject 1’s chest/torso area for the first time.
Officer A said he was facing Subject 1’s right side but still had clear aim to Subject 1’s
torso/chest area or mass center.
Immediately after firing, Officer A felt the car turn onto 59th Street. In fear that
Subject 1 would strike another car, or street light, and put Officer A’s life in danger,
Officer A fired a second time at Subject 1. Throughout this time, Officer A continued
trying to put his feet down in order to get out of the car but was unable to because Subject
1 was driving at a fast rate of speed and when his feet touched the pavement, they were
thrown back up again. Officer A realized that Subject 1 had no intention of stopping and
was in fact, accelerating the vehicle faster. Officer A fired his gun at Subject 1 multiple
times. Officer A estimated he fired approximately thirteen times at Subject 1’s
chest/torso area. Officer A fired with his right hand and was holding onto the door with
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impact and Subject 1’s vehicle came to a stop. Officer A felt the threat was over and
stopped firing although he did not know at that time what the vehicle struck. Officer A
was able to get his feet down on the ground and pull himself out of Subject 1’s vehicle.
Upon getting out of Subject 1’s vehicle, Officer A immediately went around to
Subject 1’s side where Officer B was already trying to open the car door. The door was
locked and Officer B struck the window with his ASP and opened the door from the
inside. Officer A placed handcuffs on Subject 1. Officer A observed Officer C place
Witness 1 in custody and ambulances were called for both Officer A and Subject 1.
Officer A related the events to CPD Sergeant 1, who had just arrived on the scene.4
Officer A stated he was injured in the incident and was treated at Holy Cross for pain,
bruising and abrasions in his left shoulder.
In a statement to the IPRA on 03 Nov 10, Witness 2, stated he was on his lunch
break at approximately 1430 hours, walking northbound to the KFC restaurant. Witness
2 stated he was entering the KFC via the south entrance of the restaurant when he
observed two white male officers in plainclothes. The officers had their hands on their
holsters and were standing on either side of a green Maxima or Altima that was at the
entrance/exit of the restaurant. Both of the officers were yelling, “Get out of the car!” to
the driver of the green Maxima/Altima, a black male, and the front passenger, a black
female. Witness 2 stated the windows of the green Maxima/Altima were closed and the
occupants refused to exit the vehicle. One of the officers, Officer #1 on the driver’s side,
attempted to open the car door but the door was locked. Officer #1 kicked the car
window as the car started going in reverse. The other officer, Officer #2, shot at the
windshield from the passenger side. The driver placed the vehicle in drive and drove off
eastbound onto 59th Street as Officer #2 held onto the car. 5 Witness 2 stated he observed
Officer #1 shoot at the driver’s side of the green Maxima/Altima and Officer #2 shoot
towards the driver. Witness 2 observed the car come to a halt when it crashed into the
back of an SUV that was waiting at the light at 59th Street and Western Avenue. Witness
2 stated he observed Officer #1 fire his weapon approximately 3-5 times and Officer #2
fire his weapon approximately 3 times.
In a statement to the IPRA on 02 Nov 10, Witness 3 stated that he was selling
bottled water and soda at the intersection of 59th Street and Western Avenue when he
observed a black male in a green colored vehicle, parked in the parking lot of the KFC.
Witness 3 stated he knows this individual to be a drug dealer who sells drugs out of his
vehicle. Witness 3 approached the black male and purchased a bag of heroin from him.
A black female that Witness 3 knows only as “[Nickname]” was also in the car in the
front passenger seat. Witness 3 walked away from the vehicle and observed other
individuals approach to buy drugs. Witness 3 then observed the green car head
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Officer A stated that to his knowledge, CPD Sergeant 1 did not witness the incident because after Officer
C gave the details about the persons buying narcotics as well as those selling them, CPD Sergeant 1 went to
stop the individuals who had purchased the narcotics. The interview of CPD Sergeant 1 by detectives
confirmed he did not witness any part of the incident and did not hear gunshots.
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Witness 2 was unable to describe exactly how Officer #2 was holding onto the green Maxima/Altima as
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westbound to the west exit of the parking lot. Two white male police officers in
plainclothes approached the vehicle, yelling, “Chicago Police! Stop the vehicle! Don’t
move!” Witness 3 stated that the officers were wearing vests and holding their police
badges in their hands. The green vehicle went in reverse. Upon observing the officers,
Witness 3 walked eastbound towards Western Avenue then northbound on Western
Avenue. Witness 3 went behind a vehicle and snorted the heroin then returned to the
KFC parking lot and entered the restaurant and pretended to be in line to order food, in
order to avoid detection by the police. A police officer entered the restaurant, grabbed
Witness 3 and told him, “Let’s go.” Witness 3 stated he never heard any gunshots fired.
In a statement to the IPRA on 02 Nov 10, Witness 4 stated that he is homeless
and was in the area of 59th Street and Western Avenue, panhandling, when he observed
the car that he usually buys drugs from in the KFC parking lot. Witness 4 then observed
two males run over to the car and purchase drugs. Witness 4 knows one of the
individuals, the white male, as Barney, who also panhandles on one of the street corners.
The other individual was an unknown black male. Witness 4 was panhandling at the time
and did not pay much attention until he heard screaming. Witness 4 turned around and
observed two police officers running towards the car that was selling drugs and heard the
officers yelling, although he could not make out what they were saying. Witness 4 knew
they were police officers because both of them had their guns out and stated they looked
like “military” guys. Witness 4 then observed the black car driving out of the parking lot
with one of the officers half inside the car, on the passenger side, as the car was driving.
The other officer was chasing the car on the driver’s side, and yelling but Witness 4 could
not hear what the officer was yelling. The car kept driving towards the exit and Witness
4 heard several gunshots. Immediately after hearing the gunshots, Witness 4 ran to the
southeast corner of the Pizza Hut restaurant and lay on the ground. The building itself
was in front of Witness 4 so that he was safe from the gunfire. Witness 4 stated that he
did not know who was firing a gun but heard what he thought was approximately 30
gunshots. Witness 4 heard a screech followed by a crash but did not see what crashed.
Witness 4 stood up and then observed a lot of police vehicles in the area but did not
witness anything further.
In a statement to the IPRA on 02 Nov 10, Witness 5 stated she is homeless and
was panhandling on the corner of 59th Street and Western Avenue when she observed two
or three police officers running from the Pizza Hut parking lot across the street to the
KFC parking lot towards a black or dark colored car that was either in the KFC parking
lot or on Artesian Street, right next to the KFC parking lot. Witness 5 knew the men
were police officers because they were wearing black vests and she could see their guns
as they ran and she heard them yell, “Police!” “Stop!” Witness 5 was standing
approximately a block away from the Pizza Hut parking lot as she observed the car turn
around in the parking lot and attempt to get away. One of the officers was running
alongside the car and it looked to Witness 5 like the officer was trying to grab onto either
the car or the steering wheel on the driver’s side as the car kept moving east on 59th
Street. It did not appear that the officer was being dragged by the car but more like the
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she ran east, but turned around and saw the car strike an SUV. Witness 5 did not see or
know who fired the gun(s) or the occupants of the black or dark colored car.
In a statement to the IPRA on 02 Nov 10, Witness 6 stated he was working at J &
M Body Shop at 2423 W. 59th Street when he heard yelling outside. Witness 6 exited the
shop and observed a male running behind a green Nissan Maxima that was driving east.
Witness 6 realized the male was a police officer when he observed handcuffs and a gun
on the male’s side. The officer was yelling, “Freeze!” “Stop!” Witness 6 also observed
another male holding onto the front passenger door while being dragged by the Nissan
Maxima. The passenger window was rolled down and the officer’s left hand was inside
the vehicle. The officer pulled his gun out and fired approximately 10 times. The Nissan
then crashed into a Ford that was driving eastbound on 59th Street. When the Nissan
came to a complete stop, the officer that fired stood up and fired one more round into the
vehicle. Witness 6 was unable to observe the driver of the Nissan Maxima. The officer
who had been running behind the car arrived and took his gun out and pointed it at the
driver’s side. Another police vehicle, a Tahoe, arrived and two uniformed officers exited.
One of the officers opened the rear passenger door and pulled a female out. The second
officer went to the driver’s side, took out a “stick” and broke the window.
In a statement to the IPRA on 03 Nov 10, Witness 1 stated she was the passenger
in a grey Nissan Maxima with a black male she only knows as “[INITIALS]” or “[First
Name].” Witness 1 stated she has known “[INITIALS]” for approximately six months.
The two of them parked in the KFC parking lot and were immediately approached by two
males who purchased narcotics from “[INITIALS].” Both Witness 1's window and
“[INITIALS]” windows were partially open. As soon as the transactions were done,
“[INITIALS]” began driving back towards the parking lot exit but as they approached it,
an unmarked Crown Victoria with emergency lights flashing entered the lot and
prevented “[INITIALS]’s” car from exiting. Two officers in plainclothes exited the
unmarked car and approached the Nissan Maxima with their guns drawn, yelling, “Don’t
fucken’ move!” As the officers approached the car, “[INITIALS]” rolled up his window
and began driving in reverse, away from the officers. Their vehicle struck a parked
pickup truck and they momentarily stopped. One of the officers approached the driver
side window and struck the window repeatedly with his gun. At the same time, the
second officer leaned into Witness 1’s open window, from the waist up, while holding a
gun in both hands. The officer pointed the gun at “[INITIALS]” and yelled, “Don’t
fucken’ move!” “[INITIALS]” continued driving forward toward the open space
between the Crown Victoria and the perimeter of the parking lot exit towards 59th Street.
As the Nissan Maxima exited the parking lot and turned east onto 59th Street, the
officer inside of the vehicle began firing at “[INITIALS]” numerous times. Witness 1
stated that the officer never tried to reach for the steering wheel, nor did he try to remove
the keys from the ignition. The officer kept both of his hands on his gun and
continuously fired at “[INITIALS].” Witness 1, in fear for her safety, pushed the gun
away from her so that none of the ammunition would strike her. Almost immediately, the
Nissan Maxima struck a parked car and the front passenger air bag deployed, then
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car, opened the passenger door, pulled Witness 1 from the car and handcuffed her. The
other officer arrived along with multiple police vehicles and an unknown officer broke
open the driver’s side window of the Nissan Maxima and pulled “[INITIALS]” from the
vehicle. Witness 1 stated she was not hurt during the incident.
In an interview with the IPRA on 02 Nov 10, Witness 7 stated she was parked in
the KFC parking lot working on her computer in her car when she observed two officers
running towards a dark blue car. Inside the dark blue car were a female and male. The
male was driving and the officers were yelling at the male occupant to get out of the car
and to stop the car. Witness 7’s line of sight allowed her to see the driver’s side of the
dark blue car and she observed one of the officers kicking the car until the moon roof
popped out. The driver of the dark blue car drove the car towards the street and one of
the officers had his gun out and was chasing behind the car. Witness 7 was unable to see
the officer that was on the passenger side. The dark blue car crashed into another car that
was on the street and Witness 7 got out of her car and started taking pictures after that
happened.
A canvass was conducted and additional witnesses, Witness 8 and Witness 9
were located and interviewed. 6 There were no police observation devices (PODS) in the
vicinity of this incident.
In a telephone conversation with the IPRA on 05 Nov 10, Witness 8, stated he
was unavailable for an in-person interview, related that he works as a driver for a food
service company. He and another employee, “[Male First Name]”, were making a
delivery to the Pizza Hut restaurant across the street from the Kentucky Fried Chicken
restaurant at the time of the incident. Witness 8 stated he was outside with the truck
when he observed a Hispanic woman running towards him while motioning with her
hand. Witness 8 looked to his left and observed a white male or Hispanic male dressed in
“street clothes” holding onto the passenger side of a dark colored car that was moving
east on 59th Street, west of Western Avenue. The male’s feet were sliding on the street as
he held onto the car. Witness 8 heard what he described as six “pops” and took cover in
the truck’s trailer. 7 Witness 8 exited the truck trailer and observed a second white male
or Hispanic male, also dressed in “street clothes” holding a gun. This male was running
towards the dark-colored car and Witness 8 observed that the dark colored car had
damage to the front because it had struck the rear of a Ford Explorer on 59th Street.
Following the incident, Witness 8 and “[Male First Name]” made a delivery to the
Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on the north side of 59th Street. Witness 8 stated that
“[Male First Name]” did not witness the incident and was uncertain of “[Male First
Name]’s” last name.

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The names of several Pizza Hut employees: Employee #1, #2, and #3 were provided to IPRA during a
canvass as possible witnesses. However, a subsequent telephone conversation with one of the employees,
Employee #3, determined that none of the employees were witnesses as they were all inside, working at the
time the incident occurred.
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Witness 8 estimated that he was standing approximately 20-25 feet from the dark colored car and
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In a statement with the IPRA on 04 Nov 10, Witness 9 stated that he was working
as a mechanic at Marquette Frame and had parked a vehicle outside when he heard the
sound of tires squealing followed by what he thought sounded like two gunshots. He
turned and observed a silver-colored four door vehicle crash into a black Ford Explorer,
in the eastbound lane of 59th Street, approximately 100 yards from where he was
standing. Witness 9 could not see who was driving the silver colored car because the sun
was in his eyes and there was steam coming out of the car after it crashed. Witness 9
observed a white male officer in plainclothes and vest run up to the driver’s side of the
silver vehicle and yell at the driver, although Witness 9 could not hear what he was
saying. The silver vehicle continued to rev its engine, pushing the Ford Explorer. The
officer then drew his firearm with his right hand, pointed it at the driver’s side and fired
three to four rounds. A second officer appeared on the passenger side of the vehicle and
looked inside. Witness 9 entered the mechanic shop and told someone to call the police. 8
Department reports including the Case Supplementary Report include
accounts of the incident that are consistent with the Summary of Incident and the
accounts provided to IPRA.
Attempts to contact Witness 10 and Witness 11 were met with negative results.
The address they provided as their home address was not a correct address. Both
witnesses gave statements to Chicago Police detectives, which are summarized below.
Witness 10 related to detectives that he was driving a Ford Explorer and in the
vehicle with him was Witness 11. Witness 10 was stopped in traffic, facing eastbound at
59th Street and Western Avenue when he heard people shouting then heard several gun
shots. Witness 10 pulled his vehicle closer to the curb and a vehicle struck the rear of his
vehicle, causing damage. Witness 10 did not observe the shooting.
Witness 11 related to detectives that he was seated in the front passenger seat of
the Ford Explorer when he heard yelling then several gun shots. Witness 11 then felt a
car strike the rear of the Ford Explorer.
The Chicago Fire Department’s Ambulance Report indicates that paramedics
responded to a call of a gun shot victim at 59th Street and Western Avenue. Upon
arriving, paramedics encountered the subject, Subject 1, unresponsive, in the driver’s seat
of a vehicle. Subject 1 had multiple gunshot wounds in the chest, abdomen and both
arms. Subject 1 was removed from the vehicle with no vital signs and was transported to
Stroger Hospital.
Paramedics also encountered an on-duty CPD officer, identified as Officer A who
had been involved in a traffic stop and was dragged several feet by a vehicle while
hanging out of the driver’s side window. Officer A denied being dragged on the ground
and complained of left shoulder pain. Officer A was transported to Holy Cross Hospital.
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A security camera on the exterior of the mechanic shop was viewed but did not contain any images
relative to the incident. Witness 9 initially stated he would make a copy of the video available to the IPRA
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Medical records from Stroger Hospital for Subject 1 were not available. The
hospital did not have any records of treatment for Subject 1 rendered on 02 Nov 10. 9
Medical records dated 02 Nov 10, from Holy Cross Hospital, indicate Officer A
was treated for a sprain to his left shoulder and was referred for physical rehabilitation.
The Tactical Response Report for Officer A indicates he fired his gun (12)
times.
An Alcohol and Drug Test was conducted on Officer A. The testing consisted of
a twenty minute observation period and a breath test and resulted in a Blood Alcohol
Content (BAC) reading of .000.
The Office of Emergency Management Communications (OEMC) Event
Query indicates that at 14:13:15 a notification of shots fired was made. The notification
indicated that all officers were okay but an offender had been shot and two ambulances
were needed; one for the offender and one for an officer who was not seriously injured.
Evidence Technician Photographs and Crime Scene Videotape depict the
crime scene; Subject 1’s vehicle; the officer’s unmarked vehicle; Officer A and his
injuries; Subject 1 and his injuries at Stroger Hospital; and various locations and evidence
of the crime scene.
A report from the Illinois State Police, Division of Forensic Services (ISP)
dated 09 Dec 10, indicated that Officer A’s weapon was examined, found to be in firing
condition and test fired. The report further reflects that of the fired evidence recovered at
the scene: (12) twelve Winchester 9 mm Luger + P fired cartridges cases, located inside
of Subject 1’s vehicle, were fired from Officer A’s weapon; and (3) fired bullets and (1)
fired bullet fragment, recovered from the Medical Examiner’s Officer, were fired from
Officer A’s weapon; 10 (1) one Magtech/CBC 9mm Luger fired cartridge case, located in
the parking lot of 5852 S. Western Avenue, was not fired from Officer A’s weapon; and
(3) three fired bullet jacket fragments located on the pavement at 5820 S. Western
Avenue were not fired from Officer A’s weapon.
An ISP report dated 10 Jan 12, indicated that a Gunshot Residue (GSR)
Collection Kit administered to Subject 1 was examined by Scanning Electron Microscopy
(SEM) for the presence of Primer Gunshot Residue (PGSR). The results indicated that
Subject 1 discharged a firearm, contacted a PGSR related item, or had both hands in the
environment of a discharged firearm.
9

The medical records received from Stroger Hospital were for treatment that Subject 1 received on 17 Oct
10. The R/I called Stroger Hospital, Medical Records Section, and spoke to “[Female First Name]” who
stated there was no record of treatment rendered on 02 Nov 10 under Subject 1’s name or under “John
Doe.”
10
Fired/unfired evidence locations were determined by cross referencing the Crime Scene Processing
Report’s photographs, markers and inventory numbers with the ISP report dated 09 Dec 10.

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The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Report of Postmortem Examination
indicates that Subject 1 had a gunshot wound on the right side of his chest that fractured
the eighth rib, and coursed into the left side of the chest where a deformed medium
caliber copper-jacketed bullet was recovered; a gunshot wound on the right side of his
chest that fractured his ninth rib that exited the left side of the abdomen, then coursed
side to front, right to left and slightly upward; a gunshot wound of the right lateral
buttock that entered the pelvic cavity then coursed into the left side of the abdomen with
a deformed medium caliber copper-jacketed bullet was recovered; a gunshot wound of
the right side of the abdomen that courses through tissue and muscle, exiting on the left
side of the abdomen where the gunshot wound is shored; a graze wound on his inner right
thigh; a gunshot wound on the right outer arm that exited on the inner right arm; a
gunshot wound of the right outer arm that coursed through tissue and muscle,
fragmenting the bullet, which was recovered in the muscle of the right arm; a graze
wound on the right posterior hand; a gunshot wound on the left anterior arm which
coursed through the muscle and into the outer arm where a deformed medium caliber
copper-jacketed bullet was recovered; and a gunshot wound on the left anterior inner
forearm which coursed through the tissue and exited on the distal left anterior forearm.
None of the bullet entrances revealed evidence of close-range fire. The cause of death
was a result of multiple gunshot wounds; the manner of death was homicide. The
medical examiner photographs depict Subject 1’s body at different stages of the autopsy;
his injuries and the recovered bullets/fragments.

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CONCLUSION AND FINDING:
This investigation found that the use of deadly force by Officer A was in
compliance with Department policy. According to the Chicago Police Department’s
General Order No. 02-08-03, III. Department Policy:
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 likely to cause death
or great bodily harm or;

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 was justified in using force likely to cause death or great bodily harm as
Subject 1 was placing him in danger of death or great bodily harm by driving while
Officer A’s body was partially stuck in the vehicle. Subject 1 did not provide Officer A
the opportunity to exit the vehicle, even after repeated commands to stop the vehicle. By
not stopping the vehicle, Subject 1 was using the vehicle as a deadly weapon and placing
Officer A in danger of death or great bodily harm.

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