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A Chicago independent police oversight organization released body camera footage on Wednesday that showed the March 31 fatal officer-involved shooting of Anthony Alvarez, who was armed with a gun.
Law enforcement approached the 22-year-old and tried to speak with him, but he fled on foot, leading officers on a chase, wrote the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Police commanded him to drop his firearm, though he appeared to refuse, and shots were fired. It is unclear why officers first approached him.
He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said during a press conference.