Family of Chicago assistant principal calls for criminal charges in his death
CHICAGO -- The family of an assistant principal shot to death in a Loop condo building last year renewed calls Monday for criminal charges against his shooter.Abnerd Joseph, 32, was an assistant principal at Chicago's Intrinsic School. He was shot and killed in his own condo building, The Legacy at Millennium Park at 60 E. Monroe St., on Sept. 14 of last year.'Three hundred and forty-seven days ago, my brother, Abnerd, was shot and killed,' said Joseph's sister, Jeanna Kelley.
The family said police told them the neighbor who shot Joseph seven times was acting in self-defense. Police sources told CBS News Chicago that Joseph was seen pounding on the doors of his building and was asked to stop before shots were fired.A 45-year-old man was taken into custody, but was released without charges.Joseph's family said he had ADHD and had just switched to a new medication before his death. They also said he was unarmed at the time.
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