Chicago Police also posted a video compilation of the events.
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING VIDEO CONTAINS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC CONTENT
Tactical officers from the Chicago Police Department tried to stop and speak with Alvarez in the early morning hours in Portage Park, COPA said Wednesday. A tactical respose report released with the video and audio footage indicates police were trying to conduct an investgatory stop at the time.
Alvarez, who was familiar to the officers, fled as they approached, COPA said.
Police previously said Alvarez, a father of a 2-year-old, allegedly brandished a gun, which led to a confrontation with police, according to the FOX32 Chicago.
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A man was fatally shot early Tuesday in Canaryville on the South Side.
The 29-year-old was in the 4600 block of South Normal Avenue about 3 a.m. when someone in a dark-colored SUV fired shots, Chicago police said.
He was struck in the head and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office has not yet identified the man.
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As of Sunday, Illinois coronavirus case count increased to 1,321,033, up 1.7 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 21,826 state residents. (Shutterstock)
WESTERN SPRINGS, IL Western Springs saw a decrease in its coronavirus case rate last week, according to the Cook County Public Health Department. The three previous weeks, it saw hikes in its rate.
As of Sunday, Western Springs had 1,177 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, up 33 from a week earlier, or a 2.9 percent hike. The week before, the village experienced a 3.4 percent increase.
The number of Western Springs virus-related deaths remained the same at four, with the last one reported as being on Nov 21, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner s Office. That s a mortality rate of less than 1 percent. All the local deaths have been those who were 58 or older, according to the county medical examiner.
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For any unfamiliar with the case, here’s a summary of the tragic turn of events by Chicago’s CBS2:
Early this past Monday morning, Chicago Police arrived for a ShotSpotter alert of multiple shots fired in the 2300 block of South Sawyer Avenue in the Little Village area. Grainy surveillance video shows officers pulling up and getting out, but what played out next in the alley is only captured on police body camera.