Two "Black" teens killed by Chicago police

[Mark Sanchez]

Two teens were shot to death by Chicago police in separate incidents on Sunday after they refused to drop their guns and pointed them at officers, police and a police union spokesman said on Monday.

In the first incident, gang enforcement officers responded to a complaint of armed men on a west side block. When officers arrived, one of the men fled into a passageway and drew a handgun from his waistband, police said in a statement.

The suspect ran up a back staircase of a building, according to police union spokesman Pat Camden. An officer ordered the man to drop his gun, but he pointed it in the officer's direction, and the officer shot him, police said.

He was identified as Roshad McIntosh, 19, of Chicago, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

In the second incident, there was an exchange of gunfire on a south side street, and when police arrived, one of the suspects pointed his gun at them. Police ordered him to drop his gun, and when he refused to comply, he was shot, police said.

"If you point a gun at a policeman, I guarantee you will get shot," Camden said.

Camden said the second person shot by police was believed to be 17, and that police in this incident were rookies on foot patrol. Police did not provide the 17-year-old's identity.

Three people were hospitalized from the initial exchange of gunfire, police said.

The shootings are being investigated by the Independent Police Review Authority, which already has interviewed some of the witness officers, and will interview the officers involved in the shooting in the next day or so, according to spokesman Larry Merritt.

The authority also is trying to identify other witnesses, Merritt said.

Police-involved shootings have received increased national attention in recent weeks because of the police shooting of an unarmed teen in a St. Louis suburb on Aug. 9, which has led to sometimes violent protests.

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[Sakura Bunny]

Oh boy... Here we go again. :|

 

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This is just disgraceful.
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[Lana Del Taka]

You.... you're something

 

[FranklinGTAV]

why is the word black with quotes?

 

[XxLapizxLazulixX]

Does their race really matter in this situation?

 

[SaadBoujane]

why is the word black with quotes?

Cuz he's trying not to offend anyone, I guess ?

 

[Lrrrrr]

Well... why'd they have guns.

 

[Mark Sanchez]

why is the word black with quotes?

If there are African Americans involved in some sort of crime, yahoo doesnt report race, the same cannot be said for whites and other minorities

Does their race really matter in this situation?

Maybe, its more of a gang issue

 

[-Shiro-]

Polic shoot to kill, why does it matter if their black, if they woulnt drop their guns then the officers are trained to shoot to kill

 

[Punk Hazard]

Seems kinda refreshing to have a story where the cops didn't actually do anything wrong on NB.

 

[ministerC4]

This is getting annoying, you aren't WBZ .
If we wanted this shit we'd be searching for it, keyword quoted black "black"Lol

 

[Cunning Linguist]

Seems kinda refreshing to have a story where the cops didn't actually do anything wrong on NB.

Exactly. How is this a story? Cops killed gang members who pointed guns at them. Sounds like the kids deserved

 

[MaGilla]

I wonder if Holder will go to Chicago now and talk bad about cops there lol

 

[Mark Sanchez]

Polic shoot to kill, why does it matter if their black, if they woulnt drop their guns then the officers are trained to shoot to kill

Well, there has been a trend going on

I hope this gets National Coverage

Chicago needs Martial Law ASAP

 

[FranklinGTAV]

Cuz he's trying not to offend anyone, I guess ?

if they were black , then he isn't insulting anyone.

 

[Jazzy Stardust]

I mean this stuff always happened, it's just being blown up now to distract you from what's happening in Israel.

 

[JackelLord]

I don't think the officers are at fault here. I mean the gang members refused to stop pointing their gun.

They had it coming IMO.

 

[Corgi]

Seems kinda refreshing to have a story where the cops didn't actually do anything wrong on NB.

Yeah that's what I was thinking. The kids refused to drop their guns, pointed it at a cop, and got killed. Cop was doing his job.