Posted October 17, 2018 6:30 am by Comments

By Christen Smith

A Chicago cop shot and killed Paul O’Neal, 18, as he evaded capture for stealing a Jaguar in July 2016. (Photo: Courtesy of O’Neal family via CBS 2 Chicago)
Two police officers in Chicago may lose their jobs later this month after officials decide whether shooting at an unarmed teenaged car thief broke department policy.
Officers Michael Coughlin Jr. and Jose Torres will face the Chicago Police Board next week, more than two years after firing at 18-year-old Paul O’Neal as he evaded capture in the city’s South Shore neighborhood in a stolen Jaguar. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson believes the two men acted inappropriately, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune.
Dash camera footage released a week after the July 2016 incident captured the officers firing nine rounds at the vehicle as it fled, crashing into two police SUVs. O’Neal then ditched the Jaguar after colliding head-on with Officer Jose Diaz’s squad car. A foot chase ensued through several backyards before Diaz shot the teen once in the back as he scaled a fence, killing him.
In a 62-page report released by the Independent Police Review Authority in January, officials recommended dismissal for Coughlin and Torres, citing department policy banning officers from firing

Source: Guns.com

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