Patrick Lyoya was shot once in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids police officer. Now, Chicago police are preparing in case there's unrest.
There have been discussions all day long between city leaders preparing for any unrest that could originate here inFOX 32 has learned that all scheduled days have been canceled for Chicago police through this weekend. In addition, full-duty sworn officers were instructed to have their soft body armor — and if issued a helmet and gas mask — readily available "in the event of a deployment.
It all comes following the release of body camera and cellphone video showing the fatal police-involved shooting of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya from Grand Rapids, Michigan.An Interesting connection to Chicago is Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom was a cop in Chicago for 20 years. He was just sworn in on March 7.
At Wednesday’s press conference, Winstrom mentioned that he’d had a lot of experience working police-involved shootings in Chicago. "Me being from Chicago for the last 20 years, I was hoping to never have to utilize that experience here," he said.Grand Rapids police released video Wednesday that shows the police killing of a 26-year-old Black man.
Chicago Police and the Office of Emergency Management did issue a joint statement saying they are closely monitoring the situation.
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