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Body-worn camera footage of the January 25 incident in Gresham was released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability today.
A Chicago Police officer responding to a ShotSpotter alert fired shots at a child who was playing with fireworks—that’s the conclusion from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability in a statement released today.
“COPA can confirm that a firearm was not used against the officers,” said COPA First Deputy Chief Administrator, Ephraim Eaddy.
CPD initially identified the child as a man, claiming he had opened fire first.
They also reported seeing “flashes of light.”
“When officers arrived in the area, they observed an individual, who has now been identified as a juvenile, standing near a residence. As one officer exited the vehicle, they heard a loud bang, which was later determined to be fireworks. The officer who exited the vehicle discharged their firearm in the direction of the juvenile, who was not struck by gunfire,” investigators state in the press release about the incident.
Body-worn camera footage from the three officers responding to the ShotSpotter alert appears to show one officer immediately fire his gun after hearing a loud bang.
He then yells, “Shots fired! Shots fired!” as another officer radios in a “10-1,” indicating officers are in need of urgent assistance.
- tigeruppercut ( @tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip ) 107•4 months ago
Why are cops allowed to discharge firearms without at least a target? Dude fired 3 rounds wildly after the firework sound. Then they went around shouting “hands up” at some bushes.
These people are a fucking menace.
Doesn’t help that being a cop unironically requires less training then the vast majority of other jobs. You would think giving someone a gun to point at people, who they’re largely supposed to “protect” would require at least a few years of training.
- Ech ( @ech@lemm.ee ) English18•4 months ago
unironically requires less training then the vast majority of other jobs.
To elaborate further, it requires less, as in police forces have won lawsuits to specifically hire under-qualified applicants. It’s not just a quirk of a unstructured administration - it is their goal.
- magnetosphere ( @magnetosphere@kbin.social ) 3•4 months ago
I had the idea (source: fictional TV) that ALL cops had to be trained at a police academy before becoming cops. That’s not the case?
- NuclearDolphin ( @NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml ) 4•4 months ago
Training is where they learn to shoot first ask questions later
- delirious_owl ( @delirious_owl@discuss.online ) 15•4 months ago
Thank god that idoit doesn’t know how to aim
- Jo Miran ( @JoMiran@lemmy.ml ) 13•4 months ago
The officer who exited the vehicle discharged their firearm in the direction of the juvenile, who was not struck by gunfire…
The only positive about these dipshits is that they can’t hit a damn thing.
- LocoOhNo ( @LocoOhNo@lemmus.org ) English12•4 months ago
Racist, coward, and “itchy trigger finger” are the three check boxes on the application to be a cop. Everything else is trivial.
- Rentlar ( @Rentlar@lemmy.ca ) 5•4 months ago
Hey Republicans, if you’re on the lookout for who are murdering children and how, look right this way!
- seathru ( @seathru@lemmy.sdf.org ) English2•4 months ago
“Civilian Office of Police Accountability” Talk about doing the lord’s work. Every city should have that.
- TruthAintEasy ( @TruthAintEasy@kbin.social ) 1•4 months ago
Every county! With police unions accountability still seems very far away, but its a step in the right direction :)
- TruthAintEasy ( @TruthAintEasy@kbin.social ) 1•4 months ago
2 things
Thank the light cops cant hit anything with less that double digit discharges
From the body cam: you good Josh?
No, Josh isnt good, Josh just attempted to murder a child.