Posted on 08/25/2014 2:27:13 PM PDT by smokingfrog
NORTH LAWNDALE — Dozens of people gathered on a West Side street Monday afternoon to protest the shooting death of 19-year-old Roshad McIntosh, who was killed by police Sunday night.
Thunder boomed overhead and blowing rain hit a blood-soaked porch in the 2800 block of West Polk Street, where McIntosh's mother, Cynthia Lane, stood outside surrounded by supporters.
"I want my baby, they killed my baby," Lane said, sobbing.
Police responded to a call of an armed men at the Polk Street address Sunday around 7:10 p.m., and when they tried to talk to McIntosh, he ran, authorities said.
Police chased him into a gangway, where he pulled a gun and pointed it toward an officer, police said. The officer fired at the man, killing him.
Police said a weapon was recovered on the scene.
But Lawndale residents, friends and family of the teen, say that they don't believe police accounts. Neighbors rallied outside the scene of the shooting Monday to let Chicago police and politicians know they are angry.
Protestors said that McIntosh had no gun and that he was already on his knees with his hands in the air when police shot him. They maintain that in McIntosh's case and many other police-involved shootings on the West Side, cops have been too quick to pull the trigger.
"They can't keep coming into our community and killing our kids," said Marcia Sloan, who helped organized Monday's demonstration. "We have to unite as a community."
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Let me guess... on his knees, with hands up, clutching a handful of skittles in one hand and picture of Jesus in the other. Oh, and he was shot in the back... 150 times.
Where did you come up with those numbers? The CPD is closer to 60% white and 20/20 black and hispanic.
To be employed by the CPD you have to live in Chicago. This has been the rule for 100 years so I don’t know where that 88% came from.
Community policing has nothing to do with same race patrols. Community policing or “CAPS” is a way for officers to meet citizens on their beats by having monthly meetings usually located at a park district. Citizens can express their concerns about community problems.
The majority off the “fast” districts are patrolled by white or hispanic Patrolman. The black cops like the slow areas and try to get into inside spots or work in white areas. Its same way with firemen, garbageman, mailmen etc. Most of them are LAZY or afraid of their own people.
Classic!!!!
Welcome to Free Republic.
“They can’t keep coming into our community and killing our kids,”
It’s not fair to the other black kid’s trying to kill them to get credit for gang membership. /sarc.
Yep.. “Baby Daddy Bugaloo.”
“He’s Black Irish...”
he be a Black apple
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Buried one today, new one waiting in the wings. From now until the Nov. election.
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