Posted on 07/15/2018 6:28:52 AM PDT by Ennis85
Police in Chicago have clashed with protesters after an officer fatally shot a black man who was suspected of carrying a gun.
A crowd of about 150 people shouted "murderers", threw objects and jumped on police cars during the confrontation in Chicago's South Side area.
Officers armed with batons traded punches with the protesters, local media reports said.
Three officers sustained minor injuries and there were four arrests.
A string of police killings of black men, some unarmed, has caused outrage and led to protests in cities across the US.
Police said the demonstrators in Chicago on Saturday were dispersed at about 22:30 local time (03:30 GMT).
The shot man's identity has not yet been released but he is thought to have been aged in his 30s, local media reported.
A police statement said officers on patrol in the South Shore district at about 17:30 local time saw the man "exhibiting the characteristics of an armed person".
"An armed confrontation ensued resulting in an officer discharging his weapon and fatally striking the offender," the statement said, adding that police recovered a gun and two ammunition magazines at the scene.
Chicago police patrol chief Fred Waller told US media that officers saw a bulge in the victim's trousers that they thought was a gun.
When they approached the man, he "started flailing and swinging away, trying to make an escape" and then "reached for the gun", Mr Waller said.
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Trump ordered them to kill him.
If only these AAPOCs (you decode that as you wish) would get so outraged about the murderers who live there instead of the cops who sometimes intervene.
Black men kill black men every single day in Chicago, where are the riots over THAT?
“...officers saw a bulge in the victim’s trousers..”
Sweet Jesus don’t wander around Chicago with wood!
“admittedly in the Obamotopia of Chicago, the Second Amendment no longer applies.”
Incorrect. See McDonald v City of Chicago
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“Chicago PD, #1 With a Gun! “You’re Dead, If We Even Suspect You are Carrying!”
Didn’t even have the courtesy to ask for a CCW. Shoot first then rifle through the dead mans wallet for it (taking the money out of course).
“US Police??? What’s that supposed to mean?”
The British Press has to come to America to find police officers to criticize. I mean, as opposed to NOT criticizing their Bobbies who typically ignore the imported muslim crime-committing blacks/browns in England.
—led by a radical priest, the “demonstrators” blocked a major highway rather than demonstrating in any of the area where virtually all of the “gun violence” takes place—
—the pie chart about halfway down on the right shows you who the “gun violence” is caused by-—
That’s it’s Trump’s fault somehow.
I LOVE that website.
The article is from the BBC, so they refer to “U.S. police” and “U.S. media.”
No outrage over blacks killing blacks, because no Whitey around to blame.
The only thing worse than fake news is fake news from a fake media in a fake country.
Mae West > Quotes > Quotable Quote
Mae West, “Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”
A group of rogue police officers, hired directly by Trump. No one knows who they are, but when one of them shoots a black dude, they are immediately identified as of those "US Police" and not part of the fine, democrat-run Chicago or New York police departments. Hope that helps.
“For years now, roughly 80% of murder VICTIMS in Chicago have police records.”
It has probably been that way, since LBJ introduced his Great Society!
Well he does hate anyone and anything that isn’t white according to the PRO-testers in londonistan yesterday. Oh, anyone that belongs to the glbtqpxyz bunch as well. Or mur-icans. I saw some video of the PRO-testers and their complaints yesterday. After watching the gaggle of freaks, I decided again WE are NOT the problem. The hook, line and sinkers were visible with the ignos yakking.
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