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Tough shit. What is a 13-year-old nigger punk doing stealing
cars and why are nigger adults defending his behavior?

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police officer shot and critically
injured a 13-year-old carjacking suspect Wednesday night on the
city's West Side, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability
said.

Chicago police were trying to stop a stolen vehicle wanted in
connection with a carjacking from a neighboring suburb just
before 10:15 p.m. in the 800-block of North Cicero Avenue, near
Chicago Avenue. As officers approached the vehicle, the boy fled
on foot, CPD said.

"The subject flees to a gas station parking lot and turns toward
the officers," Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said
during a press conference Thursday.

Witnesses said they watched in disbelief as police sprinted
toward the gas station at Chicago and Cicero avenues.

"All of a sudden, I see a little guy wearing all black get out
of the car and run toward the gas station, and his hands were
up. And I seen the cop run up to the boy and started shooting.
That boy didn't have no gun or nothing," said one witness who
asked not to be identified.

Authorities said one officer pulled his weapon, then shot the 13-
year-old, according to Chicago police.

"The officer then discharges his weapon, striking the individual
once," Brown said.

"They said, 'Put your hands up, put your hands up!' The boy's
hands were up. There's other people out there that seen it. I
got it all on my phone -- his hands were up. He didn't have a
gun. They shot him for no reason," said another witness.

Alderwoman Emma Mitts, who represents the 13th Ward where the
shooting happened, said it was unnecessary.

"Why would you want to shoot when you could easily chase him,"
Mitts said.

Video shows officers moving the young boy's body, which police
say was in an effort to move him away from nearby gas pumps.

Officers rendered aid to the individual, who was taken to
Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

"The 13-year-old did not have a weapon that was recovered from
the scene. So now that brings up concern to why and what
happened," Mitts said. "Certainly we don't want an officer out
here shooting our children for no reason, that's insane."

At least one other suspect drove away in the wanted vehicle,
which was later found empty in the 3800-block of West Monroe
Street in East Garfield Park.

COPA said the shooting involved officers with CPD's Vehicle
Hijacking Task Force Team.

"Officers engaged in a foot pursuit of one of the occupants of
the vehicle," COPA First Deputy, Chief Administrator, Ephraim
Eaddy said. "One officer discharged their firearm, striking the
occupant, who is 13 years of age. The officer's body camera was
activated, and COPA is in possession of 3rd party and POD video
that captures the incident. No weapon was recovered on scene."
No officers were wounded by gunfire, but two were taken to a
nearby hospital for observation. They were listed in good
condition.

COPA said it is prohibited from releasing video and other
materials in accordance with the Juvenile Court Act.

"COPA is committed to a full and thorough investigation into the
officer's use of force to determine if their actions were in
accordance with Department policy and training," the agency said
in a release.

Brown said he was limited in the information he could share so
far in the investigation.

"I cannot draw conclusions to an investigation that just started
last night," he said. "We're not going to answer any questions.
We're not going to answer how many shots were fired. The
ballistics evidence will say that. We're not going to answer
anything else about the shooting."

The wanted car had been used in a carjacking the day before in
Oak Park, police said.

On Tuesday, a man in a black face mask stole a car left running
with a 3-year-old inside near Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue
around 7:30 p.m., police said. The child was found unharmed
about 15 minutes later inside the car, which had been abandoned
in the 200-block of Madison Street, police said.

Police are still looking for a second suspect.

COPA is investigating the incident, and any officers involved
will be placed on routine administrative duties for 30 days.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued a statement that said:

"I am aware of the officer-involved shooting that resulted in a thirteen-year-old being shot by a Chicago police officer
yesterday evening. I have been in contact with Superintendent
Brown and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, led by
Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten, is actively investigating
this matter. I have full confidence that COPA will investigate
this incident expeditiously with the full cooperation of the
Chicago Police Department."

https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-police-cicero-
avenue/11867721/
 

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