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Police officer fired after fatally shooting Black teen in Waukegan, Illinois
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/waukegan-shooting-police-officer-fired-marcellis-stinnette-black-teen-illinois/An Illinois police officer who fatally shot a Black teenager and wounded a Black woman has been fired for "multiple policy and procedure violations," the police chief announced late Friday. Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles did not identify the officer or explain what procedures he violated.
The shooting occurred late Tuesday night after an officer was "investigating an occupied vehicle" and the suspects fled the scene, police said. After a second officer spotted and approached the vehicle, the car began moving in reverse towards him, police said, adding that the officer then opened fire with his semi-automatic pistol.
The passenger, 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette, was hit by the gunfire and later died of his wounds at a local hospital. The driver, later identified as Tafara Williams, Stinnette's girlfriend, was hospitalized with serious injuries. Walles said Friday that she is continuing to receive treatment.
Police said previously that the officer who killed the teen is a Hispanic man who has been on the force for five years. He was initially placed on administrative leave. Police said the officer who made the initial traffic stop is White.
Earlier Friday, the FBI agreed to join Illinois State Police in investigating the shooting, according to Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim. The state's attorney said he previously called the Justice Department and requested a review of the case.
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Police officer fired after fatally shooting Black teen in Waukegan, Illinois (Original Post)
ItsjustMe
Oct 2020
OP
Taking bets on how long it will be before he is hired elsewhere in Illinois or Wisconsin nt
lostnfound
Oct 2020
#6
Taking bets on how long it will be before he is hired elsewhere in Illinois or Wisconsin
lostnfound
Oct 2020
#7
Or, if you shoot a couple of unarmed people in a car, claim the car was backing toward you.
Midnight Writer
Oct 2020
#9
2naSalit
(86,534 posts)1. Is that all?
Only fired? I hope there's more coming.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)2. Exactly!
Wth are murder charges? If it were a citizen, his ass would be in jail!
2naSalit
(86,534 posts)4. Not necessarily...
Look at that fucking kid from Illinois.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)5. That's true
Have you ever heard how / who drove that little prick from IL to WI?
I have searched & come up empty.
mahina
(17,642 posts)3. There better be.
lostnfound
(16,171 posts)6. Taking bets on how long it will be before he is hired elsewhere in Illinois or Wisconsin nt
lostnfound
(16,171 posts)7. Taking bets on how long it will be before he is hired elsewhere in Illinois or Wisconsin
THEY DONT EVEN NAME THE COP.
Aristus
(66,316 posts)8. Cop mentality: If a car backs up toward you, don't jump out of the way.
Open fire!
Pigs...
Midnight Writer
(21,745 posts)9. Or, if you shoot a couple of unarmed people in a car, claim the car was backing toward you.
Since the "he was going for my gun" story may not work in this case.
Aristus
(66,316 posts)10. Hadn't thought of that.
Good one.
Thank you.
murielm99
(30,733 posts)11. I am hearing that they were sitting in the car talking
in front of one of their own residences. I will wait for more confirmation. Does anyone else have more information on this?