Police scuffle with crowd in Chicago after officer fatally shoots man
Armed man was shot dead after trying to get away from officers who had stopped him because they believed he was carrying a gun
An angry crowd shouted and threw bottles at Chicago police after an officer fatally shot a man on the city’s South Side on Saturday, prompting the arrest of at least four demonstrators.
Chicago police patrol chief Fred Waller told a news conference that the man was shot in the South Shore neighbourhood after police officers on foot tried to question him because “the bulge around his waistband” suggested he was armed. The man became combative and eventually broke free from the officers, Waller said.
“They thought he appeared to be reaching for a weapon, which he did have a weapon on him, and the officers tragically shot him,” he said.
The unidentified man was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. Waller said police believe the man did not have a concealed carry permit for the semi-automatic weapon. He also had magazines of ammunition, Waller said.
