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Jones, a 55-year-old mother of five lived in the same building. there are conflicting reports as to if she was opening the door or possibly attempting to intervene, trying to help la greer when she was struck. police did confirm she was accidentally hit and tragically killed. the mayors office issued a statement calling for a review of crisis team intervention training, which provides guidance in dealing with someone with a mental disturbance or episode. and "while their investigation is under w...

Why you got to shoot first and ask questions later? >> if youre afraid of these streets to the point that you got to shoot first, you need to turn your badge in. >> there is fresh outrage in chicago this morning after two unarmed people were shot and killed by police this weekend. today the victims family and friends are demanding answers as pressure mounts against the citys embattled mayor and police department. police say 19-year-old quintonio la greer was shot by officers answering a domestic...

What has he said? >> reporter: he responded very quickly in this case, issuing what he is describing as significant reforms. the first is that any officer involved in an incident in a shooting will be immediately placed on administrative duties. they will be kept out of the field for 30 days. in the statement the mayor says in part quote, we must take the use of force by our officers extremely seriously and this new policy provides more time to ensure a thorough examination of an officers fitnes...

Significant reforms. the first is that any officer involved in an incident like this, a shooting, will automatically be placed on administrative duties for 30 days. that will take them out of the field, give administration time to take a look at their record and their training to determine if its time for them to go back out on the streets. now, the mayor also ordered a review of crisis intervention and de-escalation policies that are in place right now, saying he wants to look for deficiencies,...

Domestic disturbance call. 55-year-old jones was hit by accident when they shot at la greer. jones family is questioning why officers had their guns out in the first place. >> clearly they was trying to shoot somebody. they shouldnt have been using no gun to shoot nobody anyway. what are they pulling their weapons for? this is ridiculous. >> lagreers mother said he had a mental illness and did not deserve to die. >> he had some medication and his classmates are telling me that they feel like he ...

Mother of five, a neighbor who lived on the first floor. mayor rahm emanuel cutting short his vacation in cuba to return to chicago released a statement in part, saying, there are serious questions about yesterdays shooting that must be answered in full by the independent review authoritys investigation. it is clear how changes are needed. there are reports that la greer suffered from a wall of fi lens. taking a critical look at how chicago police does business. the churs police sberpd. t the su...