An Illinois officer who shot at two people in a car Tuesday night, killing one, has been fired by the Waukegan Police Department.
and others – said that they had been retained to represent Williams. Williams has serious injuries but is expected to recover.
"That officer exited his vehicle, and the vehicle that he was investigating began to reverse towards the officer. The officer then pulled out his duty weapon and fired into the vehicle," Navarro said.He struck both Stinnette, who was in the passenger seat, and Williams, who was in the driver's seat. They both were taken to the hospital, where Stinnette died.
The families of Stinnette and Williams, who are Black, have questioned the department's official narrative. Cliftina Johnson, Williams' mom, said she visited her daughter in the hospital, where she is in serious condition. Her daughter is a mother of two.
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