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Hundreds March over Chicago Police Shooting; Commander Charged for Gun Incident

HeadlineAug 28, 2014

In Chicago, hundreds of people have marched to protest the fatal police shooting of an 18-year-old African-American man. Roshad McIntosh was shot dead on Sunday after police say he pointed a gun in the direction of an officer. But residents, including McIntosh’s mother, claim he was on his knees surrendering when he was shot. According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago police shot 36 people last year, 26 of them black men. So far this year, they have shot more than 30 people, including another African-American man killed the same night as McIntosh. In a separate case, a Chicago police commander has been charged with aggravated battery for sticking his gun into a suspect’s mouth during an arrest last year. A review board found police commander Glenn Evans was named in 14 complaints over a five-year period ending in 2006.

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