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At 7:24am today:
Chicago Officials Fight the Release of Video Capturing Fatal Shooting of Cedrick Chatman, 17
At 5:53pm today:
Chicago drops objection to releasing another police shooting video
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Chicago Officials Fight the Release of Video Capturing Fatal Shooting of Cedrick Chatman, 17
The city of Chicago has filed paperwork to keep another fatal police shooting video from being released to the public, saying the video could taint any potential juror pool.
The court filing came two days before Christmas and two weeks after Mayor Rahm Emanuels pledge of transparency on police shootings.
The case revolves around a wrongful death suit against two police officers in the January 7, 2013, shooting death of 17-year-old Cedrick Chatman.
In the police account of the shooting, Chatman ditched a stolen car and ran from two officers. As the officers pursued on foot, police say, the 5-foot-7, 133-pound Chatman turned toward them. Officer Kevin Fry told investigators he feared for his partners life and fired four shots.
Fry said he believed Chatman was armed. It turned out the teen was carrying a black iPhone box, according to police reports.
At 5:53pm today:
Chicago drops objection to releasing another police shooting video
Mayor Rahm Emanuels administration has changed course and said Wednesday that it is dropping its objection to releasing video footage that shows a Chicago Police officer fatally shooting a 17-year-old unarmed black teenager.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert Gettleman was expected rule on Thursday on whether to release the Chatman video.
Officer Kevin Fry said that he shot Chatman after the teen ran from a stolen vehicle holding what he mistakenly thought was a gun. Frys partner, officer Lou Toth, was chasing Chatman, but Fry said in his deposition that he opened fire after seeing the teen turn slightly toward them.
He shot four times, striking Chatman twice. The teen was holding a black iPhone box.
I was in fear of Officer Toth's life, Fry said in his deposition. I was in fear of my own life. And any pedestrians in the area, I was in fear of their life as well.
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Five cameras in the area, including a police camera, caught footage from the incident. Chatman was shot about seven seconds after he ran from the car.
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