Chicago: A Chicago police officer shot an armed man in the back during a foot chase in March, taking away his police power, the department confirmed Monday.
Chicago Police Department Spokesman Tom Ahern said Officer Ivano solano Anthony has been stripped of his powers pending investigation into the March 31 shooting alvarez.
superintendent david brown It did not explain why he waited until Monday to announce the move recommended by the Civil Office of Police Accountability at least two months ago. Ahern said Brown told reporters he made the decision after COPA provided him with more information.
John Catanzara, president of the Chicago Police Union, did not respond to a phone call seeking comment.
Solano fatally shot 22-year-old Alvarez after another Chicago officer shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo while chasing another leg. Video footage of that chase shows the teen carrying a handgun that he either dropped or threw aside in less than a second before being shot in the chest.
Video footage from Solano’s body camera shows a leg chase in which the officer can be heard shouting, “Drop the gun! Drop the gun,” before he fires. Five shots later, Alvarez is seen dropping the gun and falls to the ground.
The firing of Kishor and Alvarez, both Hispanic, brought the department under intense scrutiny and raised further questions about a force that has long been beset by a reputation for brutality and racism. While COPA did not recommend that the officer who shot Adam Toledo, Eric Stillman, be relieved of his police powers, it did recommend that Solano be stripped of him.
The mayor immediately after the murder of the teenager Lori Lightfoot He said he had ordered departments to draft an interim foot chase policy. Last month, the department announced a policy that, among other things, bans pedestrians for minor traffic violations, and prohibits officers from separating from partners if they can’t see the person they’re with. or if the officer or person is injured.
Although the police department hasn’t explained why officers were chasing Alvarez in the first place, Lightfoot suggested it was related to a minor traffic offense, saying, “We can’t live in a world where a minor A traffic offense results in someone being shot and killed.”
A key difference between the two shoots is that Stillman was chasing the teen when shots were fired nearby, allegedly by a man who, officials say, was with Adam on the night he died.
Chicago Police Department Spokesman Tom Ahern said Officer Ivano solano Anthony has been stripped of his powers pending investigation into the March 31 shooting alvarez.
superintendent david brown It did not explain why he waited until Monday to announce the move recommended by the Civil Office of Police Accountability at least two months ago. Ahern said Brown told reporters he made the decision after COPA provided him with more information.
John Catanzara, president of the Chicago Police Union, did not respond to a phone call seeking comment.
Solano fatally shot 22-year-old Alvarez after another Chicago officer shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo while chasing another leg. Video footage of that chase shows the teen carrying a handgun that he either dropped or threw aside in less than a second before being shot in the chest.
Video footage from Solano’s body camera shows a leg chase in which the officer can be heard shouting, “Drop the gun! Drop the gun,” before he fires. Five shots later, Alvarez is seen dropping the gun and falls to the ground.
The firing of Kishor and Alvarez, both Hispanic, brought the department under intense scrutiny and raised further questions about a force that has long been beset by a reputation for brutality and racism. While COPA did not recommend that the officer who shot Adam Toledo, Eric Stillman, be relieved of his police powers, it did recommend that Solano be stripped of him.
The mayor immediately after the murder of the teenager Lori Lightfoot He said he had ordered departments to draft an interim foot chase policy. Last month, the department announced a policy that, among other things, bans pedestrians for minor traffic violations, and prohibits officers from separating from partners if they can’t see the person they’re with. or if the officer or person is injured.
Although the police department hasn’t explained why officers were chasing Alvarez in the first place, Lightfoot suggested it was related to a minor traffic offense, saying, “We can’t live in a world where a minor A traffic offense results in someone being shot and killed.”
A key difference between the two shoots is that Stillman was chasing the teen when shots were fired nearby, allegedly by a man who, officials say, was with Adam on the night he died.
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