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Quintonio LeGrier was 19 years old, born on Chicago's South Side and raised by a foster mother from the age of five. On the morning of December 26, 2015, he argued with his biological father and mother concerning his withdrawal from Northern Illinois University [4] where he was a student in its College of Engineering in DeKalb, Illinois. [4]
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
Two former Chicago police officers were acquitted Thursday of felony charges after opening fire and injuring an unarmed man in 2022. The officers, Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos and Officer Ruben ...
Man charged for killing Chicago cop The Chicago Police Department has announced charges against a 23-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a police officer. The announcement comes just days after ...
Following the shooting of several Chicago law enforcement officers in 1982, the police obtained confessions that contributed to convictions of two people. One filed a civil suit in 1989 against Burge, other officers, and the city, for police torture and cover-up; Burge was acquitted in 1989 because of a hung jury. He was suspended from the ...
The Illinois State Police investigation has concluded following a March 16 shooting in which a Macomb police officer killed two people, including a 4-year-old boy, while responding to a domestic ...
The case marked the first time in nearly 35 years that a Chicago police officer had been charged with first-degree murder for an on-duty fatality. [ 75 ] On March 23, 2017, the charges against Van Dyke were six counts of first degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery, one for each shot fired at Laquan McDonald. [ 84 ]
He was the first Oak Park officer killed in the line of duty since 1938. "This is the worst day of any chief of police," Johnson said. "Our police department, we're hurting right now.