Apparently this is just the tip of the iceberg. There is a second video... of a second shooting...and the city is fighting like hell to prevent it being released.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local...story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/cbs_chicag...video.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local...story.html
Quote:An official police statement later claimed that Johnson, 25, had turned and pointed a gun at the officers during a foot chase on the South Side and that the weapon was recovered in his hand.
But the dash-cam video — which the city has fought to keep from releasing — shows otherwise, lawyers for Johnson's family allege.
"The city is attempting to cover up another fatal shooting of an unarmed African-American man," attorney Michael Oppenheimer said at a news conference Tuesday, calling for the video's release. "The video clearly shows Robert Johnson was not carrying a weapon. ... The Police Department planted that gun."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/cbs_chicag...video.html