Chicago police shoot unarmed 13-year-old boy, suspect in carjacking

(Reuters) – The civilian oversight company of the Chicago police is investigating an officer’s taking pictures of an unarmed 13-year-old boy who was suspected of getting taken half in a carjacking.

The boy is in critical however secure situation at a neighborhood hospital.

Chicago Police Division Superintendent David Brown stated at a Thursday information convention that his division was totally cooperating with the town’s Civilian Workplace of Police Accountability (COPA).

Brown supplied few particulars of the incident. All officers concerned within the Wednesday night time taking pictures at the moment are on administrative depart.

Brown stated officers had begun pursuit of a car that was concerned within the carjacking of one other car on Tuesday.

In that incident, police say 4 suspects stole a automobile with a 3-year-old lady inside. The mom of the lady was dragged as she clung to the car and broke her collar bone when she fell. The automobile was deserted a couple of minutes later and the lady was discovered unhurt.

On Wednesday night time, police tried to cease a car that was concerned within the carjacking. After they did, the 13-year-old boy, a passenger, fled the automobile. Officers pursued him on foot.

An officer shot on the boy when he turned towards the officers, Brown stated. The boy was hit with one shot. Brown wouldn’t say if the boy was shot within the again, as some native media have reported.

COPA investigators stated in a press release that they’ve the physique digital camera footage of the officers concerned, together with footage from metropolis safety cameras and video supplied by third-parties. COPA stated they can’t launch the footage as a result of it includes an underage individual.

(Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; Enhancing by Leslie Adler)