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CHICAGO – Footage released Wednesday of the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez showed Alvarez running away from police with his back facing the officer who fired multiple times at him.
Chicago s Civilian Office of Police Accountability recommended the officer who shot Alvarez be relieved of police powers during the investigation, according to a statement released along with the footage. The officer involved in the late March shooting has been placed on routine administrative duties for 30 days, police said.
An officer gets out of his car, runs through a neighborhood and shouts, Drop the gun! Drop the gun! while chasing Alvarez, according to body camera footage. About a second later, five gunshots are heard, and Alvarez is seen on the ground, moaning. Alvarez appears to drop a gun after the shots are fired and he falls to the ground.
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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Travon Chadwell, 18, was killed in a shootout with Chicago police on March 25
Officers were called to a Home Depot in Brighton Park where Chadwell was suspected of shoplifting
Authorities said Chadwell had shot security guard Kevin Lockett in the head before fleeing the scene
Bodycam footage shows the moment an officer encounters the teen in a
nearby neighborhood and is immediately shot
The cop is seen collapsing to the ground, yelling: I m shot! I m shot!
Another graphic clip shows the moment officers shoot Chadwell dead
Toronto may never see body-worn camera police footage
by Jessica Bruno and Mark McAllister
Posted Apr 21, 2021 5:41 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 21, 2021 at 5:50 pm EDT
Canadians are watching as footage from U.S. officers’ body-worn cameras are released days, or even hours, after police have shot and killed people of colour.
But in Toronto, even as more police wear cameras, experts say it’s unlikely the public here would ever see video that fast – if at all.
“Any time it’s a serious incident, it goes directly to the Special Investigations Unit (SIU). You might not hear about it for six months, nine months, whatever the case may be,” said Erick Laming, a criminologist specializing in police reform at the University of Toronto. “This greatly differs from the U.S. in most jurisdictions.”