The Chicago Police Board unanimously voted Thursday to fire an officer who shot and killed a man in June 2018.
in the back on June 6, 2018 as he was unarmed and attempting to climb a fence to escape police in the Bronzeville neighborhood.
While Granton was running away, a loaded gun went off while it was in his pocket, police said. Granton then threw the gun to the ground.
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