paul o’neal
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2 Chicago Cops Fired for Shooting at Unarmed Teen's Car. Cop Who Actually Killed Teen Keeps Job
The Chicago Police Board has dismissed two officers who riddled a car with bullets during a 2016 car chase that ended in the tragic death of Paul O’Neal. However, the officer who actually fired the shots that killed the unarmed Black teenager was promptly…hold up. I’m sure they fired him, too. Let me check. Anyway,…
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As Summer Ends, Tensions Remain High Between Black Community and Police
The third summer of our discontent is almost over. The latest tensions started in Ferguson, Mo., two years ago; then came Baltimore last year, with Milwaukee the latest city to erupt in protests and upheaval as tensions continue to run high across the nation between law enforcement and black Americans living in some of the…
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Chicago Gang Leaders Allegedly Plotting an Attack on Police
After the fatal police shooting of Paul O’Neal in Chicago, police say that leaders of three West Side gangs met to discuss an attack on the Chicago Police Department. An alert was issued to the Chicago Police Department a day after the supposed meeting took place, insinuating that leaders of the Vice Lords, Black Disciples…
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Chicago Police Officers Allegedly Caught High-Fiving After 'Execution' of Paul O'Neal
Chicago police officers were caught double-checking to make sure their body cameras were off and reportedly giving each other “high-fives” after the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Paul O’Neal in video released Friday by Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority, reports CBS Chicago’s Charlie De Mar. As previously reported by The Root, O’Neal was shot and killed by…
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Body Camera of Chicago Cop Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Teen Was Not Recording During Incident: Police
The family of Paul O’Neal, the 18-year-old who was shot in the back and killed by police last week, is filing a federal civil rights lawsuit, an attorney for the family announced Monday, CBS Chicago reports. The wrongful death lawsuit claims that officers effectively “executed” O’Neal, who was a suspect in a car theft. “Paul O’Neal’s…