Friends, family remember 2 fatally shot by Chicago police

Bettie Jones was a 55-year-old mother of five who had taken time off from work as she battled ovarian cancer.

They were neighbors in a two-flat in West Garfield Park. LeGrier’s father lived upstairs; Jones lived downstairs. Early Saturday morning, relatives say, Jones got a troubling call from the father: His son was acting strangely and he had called police. Would she watch for them?

Minutes later, both LeGrier and Jones lay dead from gunshots fired by one of the responding officers, according to police and family. Relatives on both sides say they believe LeGrier was shot as he held a bat and Jones was hit as she stood behind him

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-friends-family-remember-2-victims-of-chicago-police-shooting-20151226-story.html

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10 days into new year, more than 100 people shot in Chicago

The fatal shootings included two teens killed by a store clerk during a robbery in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side, and one of three people shot at a party four blocks from Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s home.

As of Monday morning, at least 19 people have been killed in gun violence in Chicago this year and at least 101 more have been wounded, according to data compiled by the Tribune.  This time last year, nine people had been killed and another 31 wounded, according to statistics kept by the Chicago Tribune.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-more-than-100-people-have-been-shot-in-chicago-so-far-this-year-20160111-story.html

Chicago cops’ versions of teen’s killing at odds with video

The city released hundreds of pages of documents late Friday pertaining to the October 2014 killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by a white police officer, Jason Van Dyke. He was charged with first-degree murder late last month, only hours before the department released the video under a court order and after keeping it from the public for more than a year.

The video shows McDonald veering away from officers on a four-lane street when Van Dyke opened fire from close range and continued shooting after the teen had crumpled to the ground and was barely moving.

In newly released police reports, however, several officers, including Van Dyke, described McDonald as aggressively approaching officers while armed with a knife.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/laquan-mcdonald-shooting-chicago-police-officer-jason-van-dyke-police-reports/

CHICAGO COPS’ VERSIONS OF TEEN’S KILLING AT ODDS WITH VIDEO

The city released hundreds of pages of documents late Friday pertaining to the October 2014 killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by a white police officer, Jason Van Dyke. He was charged with first-degree murder late last month, only hours before the department released the video under a court order and after keeping it from the public for more than a year.

Chicago Cops’ Versions of Teen’s Killing at Odds with Video