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Monday 16 July 2018

Man killed by Chicago police ran away, reached for waist

By DON BABWIN, Associ- "The community needs
ated Press some answers and they
CHICAGO (AP) — A man need them now," he told
killed by Chicago police reporters Sunday. "We can't
had a gun in a holster at have another night like last
his hip and was shot mul- night."
tiple times as he ran away, He said Augustus' family
spun around and reached was in favor of releasing the
toward his waist, according video for the same reason.
to footage released Sun- Four protesters were arrest-
day from an officer's body- ed in the clash, and some
worn camera. police officers suffered mi-
Police Superintendent Ed- nor injuries. Two squad cars
die Johnson said it's the also were damaged.
quickest he has ever or- The video, which lacks
dered such video released sound, shows four officers
and that he hoped to dis- approaching Augustus out-
pel rumors that Harith Au- side a store on the city's
gustus, 37, was unarmed. South Side. An officer points
He also hoped that making to Augustus' waist and he This frame grab from police body cam video provided by the Chicago Police Department shows
the 30-second clip public backs away. Three officers authorities trying to apprehend a suspect, center, who appeared to be armed, Saturday, July 14,
before a planned protest try to grab his arms and he 2018, in Chicago.
would prevent another vio- tries to get away, backing Associated Press.
lent confrontation between into a police cruiser as his
residents and officers. shirt flies up and shows the lice SUV drives up. He spins Augustus reaching toward Fred Waller has told report-
Protesters angry about the gun. and darts between the SUV his waist. It's not clear if he ers.
killing Saturday took to the The footage pauses and and the police cruiser as he was going for the weapon. The Civilian Office of Police
streets in a city that's strug- zooms in on the weapon, reaches toward his waist. Augustus died of multiple Accountability, which in-
gled with police shootings, which police spokesman Augustus did not fire his gunshots wounds, medical vestigates officer-involved
especially against black Anthony Guglielmi said was weapon and the footage examiners said. He wasn't a shootings, said it was ana-
men and other minorities. done to ensure a semi-au- does not show him pulling known gang member and lyzing the video and ask-
Some threw rocks and bot- tomatic handgun in its hol- the gun out of its holster, had no recent arrest his- ing anyone who may have
tles at officers — including ster and two bullet maga- though he does appear to tory, Guglielmi said. captured cellphone foot-
ones filled with urine — and zines tucked into Augustus' try to grab something at his Johnson said Augustus age to share it with the
police pulled people to the waist could be seen clearly. waist, Guglielmi said. Police had a valid firearm own- agency.
ground and hit them with Augustus then runs away also released a 50-second ers' identification card but It was at least the third time
batons. and into the street as a po- slow-motion clip showing detectives have found no in the last two weeks that a
documentation that he Chicago police officer shot
had a permit to carry a someone.
concealed weapon. Chicago has a troubled
A resident of the area, Glo- history of police shootings.
ria Rainge, told the Chi- The city erupted in protest
cago Sun-Times that Au- in 2015 after the release of
gustus, known in the Grand a video showing a white
Crossing neighborhood as police officer shoot a black
"Snoop," worked at a bar- 17-year-old, Laquan Mc-
bershop and had a 5-year- Donald, 16 times a year
old daughter. earlier.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson The officer, Jason Van
called the shooting a trag- Dyke, was charged with
edy and said in a state- murder. McDonald's death
ment that it's a blessing Au- led to the ouster of the po-
gustus didn't bring the girl lice chief and a series of
with him Saturday, as he's reforms meant to prevent
known to do. future police abuses and to
Officers patrolling on foot hold officers accountable.
tried to question the man Jackson referenced the
Members of the Chicago police department scuffle with an angry crowd at the scene of a police over a "bulge around his case as he called for video
involved shooting in Chicago, on Saturday, July 14, 2018. waistband" that suggested into Augustus' shooting to
Associated Press. he was armed, patrol chief be released.q