caramesin.com – In a struggle last month in Washington Heights on the South Side, a Chicago police officer who was not on duty yelled “I’ll kill you” before fatally shooting a man who reached for her gun, according to video released on Thursday.
After firing the third and final shot, the officer says, “Didn’t I just say I’d kill you. Didn’t I just promise to kill you?
Leevon Smith is initially seen arguing with a group of people in the 1300 block of West 90th Street just before 1 p.m. on the secret surveillance video, which was made public by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. m. on Jan. 18.
After leaving the apartment complex, the off-duty policeman makes an effort to end the argument and tells everyone to “calm down.”. The others leave, but Smith remains and converses with the officer for slightly over a minute.
The video appears to show Smith reaching for the officer’s handgun as she turns to go back into the apartment building, starting a struggle.
The officer fires two shots while screaming, “I’ll kill you,”You’ve got me. You’ve got me, says Smith.
The officer fires a third shot while saying, “I told your dumb— I’d kill you.”.
“Baby, I’m sorry,” replies Smith. “I’m so sorry. I don’t want to pass away. “.
Continuing to yell at Smith, the officer then yells for someone to call the police. The officer is never seen helping the wounded man.
The policeman shouts, “I told your stupid—I’d shoot you.”. You made an attempt to take my f—ing gun. I could care less about him. He simply tried to rob me. “.
The officer can be seen entering the building before returning outside while on the phone before the ambulance arrives. One of the members of the emergency crew asks her, “Where’d you hit him?” as soon as the ambulance arrives. The officer answers, “I don’t know.
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According to an arrest report, the responding officers were informed by the responding cop that the shooting took place after she saw “a verbal argument. In an effort to take away her weapon, she claimed that Smith grabbed her from behind. “.
She and Smith eventually fell to the ground while battling for the gun, according to the report. Following that, the officer started firing, hitting Smith in the left hand and abdomen. Smith was detained and brought to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was identified as having passed away on January. 20.
According to a tactical response report, Smith assaulted the officer physically while posing an “imminent threat of battery.”. She allegedly opened fire three times after being ambushed without “any warning.”.
According to the arrest report, the officer received treatment at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park for a cut above her right eye.
Records indicate that she joined the police department in June. She isn’t being named by The Sun-Times because she hasn’t been formally charged with a crime.
The first conversation Smith had with the group of people before the shooting appears to be captured in a 911 call that COPA has made public. Someone can be heard arguing during the call, and they say, “Just give me my bag back, bro.”.
A dispatcher receives a call from someone else informing them that a suspect in a failed robbery attempt is being held for police. The shooting is subsequently reported in various 911 calls, one of which makes mention of an earlier altercation nearby.
“There’s a woman outside with a gun, and she shot someone. One caller stated, “She’s going inside with the gun.
In the end, the officer dials 911 on her own, explaining that she shot Smith while he attempted to rob her. She said, “I’m trying to call my bosses, but there’s nobody answering for me.”.
Before informing emergency personnel that she was a cop and Smith had attempted to steal her “off-duty gun,” she uttered the words “F— it, I can’t believe this just happened to me.”. “.
The arrest report reveals that Smith had felony charges approved against him by Cook County prosecutors a day before his passing. The charges against him do not show up in county court records, despite the fact that he was charged with attempted robbery and aggravated battery.
Against the city and the officer, Smith’s estate filed a lawsuit on February 1. 3, asking for a $10 million judgment.
The complaint claims that the unnamed officer used “excessive and violent physical force” despite “knowing or should have known that such force was not necessary in light of the circumstances.”.
According to the lawsuit, Smith’s “estate was diminished by reason of the medical and funeral expenses that were incurred,” and his family “suffered injuries as a result of his death, including, but not limited to, the loss of companionship and society, grief, sorrow, and mental anguish.”
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