EXPLAINER: Is it legal to shoot suspects in the back? MICHAEL TARM, AP LEGAL AFFAIRS WRITER April 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 14 1of14Two people leave objects at a memorial for Anthony Alvarez, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago, near the place where a Chicago police officer shot and killed the 22-year-old during a foot chase in the early morning hours of March 31. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune via AP)Erin Hooley/APShow MoreShow Less 2of14After video of the fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez by Chicago police was released publicly, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown holds a news conference at police headquarters on S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune via AP)Terrence Antonio James/APShow MoreShow Less