There's no dispute over the fact that 17-year-old Marvin Williams had a gun when he was shot by a Chicago police officer last week. But neighborhood residents who saw the shooting are convinced the cop was trigger happy. And as Chicago Public Radio's Robert Wildeboer reports, residents are just as sure that the officer won't be punished.
A young woman named Kenyatta was walking from the bus stop near Ashland and 70th on Chicago's South Side last week when she saw the police approach someone a couple short blocks ahead of her.
KENYATTA: So I heard the police officer saying, drop it, drop the gun, drop the gun. So I guess, I think the boy dropped the gun and tried to take off but the police just shot him. Bang bang. Two times.
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Englewood Residents Say Cop was Trigger Happy
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