Timothy Glaze, 58, was fatally shot by Chicago police officers while experiencing a mental health crisis. His girlfriend claims she called 911 for help, and Glaze was battling cancer and mental health issues. Community activists and relatives of residents are questioning the use of lethal force by the officers.
Timothy Glaze's girlfriend said she called 911 because he was having a mental health crisis before he was shot and killed by Chicago police officers. Timothy Glaze, 58, was killed Friday at about 2:10 a.m. at the Albany Terrace seniors Apartments in the Little Village neighborhood. Charlotta Pritchett said Glaze was her boyfriend, and he was staying with her in the sixth-floor apartment. She added that Glaze was battling cancer.
CPD officers said when they arrived at the apartment, Glaze had a knife and advanced at officers. Now, Pritchett and Little Village community activists are questioning Chicago police officers' use of lethal force rather than non-violent de-escalation tactics. 'This is the type of thing that happen in our community when we are having a bad day, where we can't have a bad day. And, if we are having a bad day, we might get killed,' said Baltazar Enriquez, with the Little Village Community Council. Pritchett said, despite having an order of protection against Glaze, he was homeless, and she took him in, as he was in the final stages of life with three kinds of cancer. She said he was also be treating for mental health issues, and she noticed his demeanor change in the days before she called 911 for help Friday morning. 'I don't want to call 911 ever again in my life because it took his life, and that's not what it's supposed to do. It's supposed to serve and protect,' Pritchett said. 'Anyone who is available to help pray with, pray for me, an help us get justice for Timothy.' An Albany Terrace resident's relative shared photos of what they say are bullet holes in the floors and patched holes in walls. 'From the apartment to the elevator where they start shooting, it's 15 to 20 feet, how they say he lunged at him I cannot see it,' said Charles Odum, with The Union to End Slums.The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the incident while the officers involved are placed on routine administrative leave
CHICAGO POLICE LETHAL FORCE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS CIVILIAN OFFICE OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY LITTLE VILLAGE
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