A police officer who shot and killed Marcellis Stinnette and injured Tafara Williams last week in Waukegan, Ill., has been fired. City officials are expected to release police video of the encounter as soon as this week.
People march during a protest rally Thursday in Waukegan, Ill., for Marcellis Stinnette, whom a police officer killed last week.People march during a protest rally Thursday in Waukegan, Ill., for Marcellis Stinnette, whom a police officer killed last week.A police officer who shot and killed a young Black man and injured the man's girlfriend during a traffic stop last week in Waukegan, Ill., has been fired.
Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham spoke at the gathering, telling the crowd the release of the police video is expected before Thursday,"We want to beat the FOIA request," Cunningham said, according to the newspaper. Cunningham said the release will take place after the Stinnette and Williams families review the footage.that he had contacted the U.S. Department of Justice two days earlier"to request they review the circumstances surrounding this incident.Protesters in Waukegan, Ill., Call For Federal Probe After Police Kill Black Man
The Waukegan Police Department said late Friday that the officer who fired his gun had been terminated"for multiple police and procedure violations" without providing specifics.
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