Investigators Aren’t Finding Guns When Chicago Cops Claim Suspects Were Armed

Chicago police officers routinely justify shootings by claiming a suspect was armed. A Chicago Tribune report, however, found that at least 14 times since 2010 when an officer shot someone and claimed the person had a gun, no gun was ever found.

Police killings in Chicago have cost the city millions of dollars and resulted in loss of life for the city’s residents. According to the Tribune, the city has paid out at least 15 million dollars to plaintiffs in officer-related shootings.

There is also a human toll as well: “Those shootings, in which police said the victim had a gun but one was never found, resulted in seven deaths. …” 

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Source: Your Black World News