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The shooting occurred in September. I checked but didn't find an earlier thread.
Lawsuit alleges Chicago cop shot unarmed, mentally disturbed man
Chicago sued over fatal police shooting
Lawsuit alleges Chicago cop shot unarmed, mentally disturbed man
According to the suit, Pamela Anderson called police to her home in the 900 block of North Central Park Avenue because her son had stopped taking his medication for a "mild mental illness" and she wanted them to escort him to a hospital, as police had done in the past. She explained that her son was unarmed and not violent, and when officers arrived she was waiting on the porch to let them know he was in his first-floor bedroom listening to music, the suit alleges.
Still, the lawsuit alleges, one officer drew his gun, walked to the bedroom and knocked on the door twice. The officer then positioned himself in a shooting position against the rear door of the kitchen, according to the suit.
When Anderson emerged from his bedroom, he was "suddenly and without warning" shot seven times in front of his mother, the suit says
Chicago sued over fatal police shooting
The family of a man with a mental illness fatally shot last year by Chicago police has sued the city over his death.
The mother of James Anderson, 33, who lived in the 900 block of North Central Park, filed her lawsuit against the city and unnamed police officers late last week. Pamela Anderson said her son was unarmed Sept. 25 and didnt threaten police when one officer shot him seven times. CPD officials said at the time the man threatened officers with a knife or sharp object.