Chicago police warn violence against law enforcement possible after shooting video released
(FOX)- Chicago police have warned their law enforcement counterparts across the nation that the release of body camera video showing the fatal shooting of a black man by officers may cause violence against law enforcement.
According to a memo seen by FoxNews.com, authorities said making the video of Paul O’Neal’s death public, coupled with the Aug. 9 anniversary of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Mo., “may cause an uptick in violence against police nationwide.”
O’Neal, 18, was shot in the back on July 28 during a stolen vehicle investigation on Chicago’s South Side. Three Chicago police officers have been relieved of police powers after a preliminary determination that they had violated department policy.
Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority says that video from body cameras worn by two of the three officers who shot at O’Neal will be released at 11 a.m. CT Friday. The third officer’s body camera was not recording at the time.