Chicago police officer who fatally shot student and neighbor will not be charged
Source: Associated Press
Prosecutors said on Friday they would not charge a Chicago police officer who fatally shot a college student and his neighbor while responding to a domestic disturbance in 2015.
The Cook County state’s attorney’s office said there was “insufficient evidence” to prove the officer, Robert Rialmo, had not acted in self-defense when he shot 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier.
Rialmo said LeGrier charged at him with a baseball bat. Bettie Jones, 55, was also killed in the shooting. The Chicago police department has called her death an accident.
The shooting was investigated by the city agency that oversees police misconduct, the FBI and the Illinois state police.
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Associated Press in Chicago
Friday 10 February 2017 23.08 GMT