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U.S. NEWS A5
Wednesday 16 March 2016

Suspect in police shooting was bipolar, guardian says

The parents of police officer Jacai Colson, James and Sheila They also made a video mally charged.
Colson attend a news conference at Prince George’s County of Michael’s “last will and Prince George’s County
Police headquarters in Hyattsville, Md. testament” minutes before Police Chief Hank Stawin-
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) the shooting started, police ski said he couldn’t explain
said. the “frightening” actions of
BEN NUCKOLS ternoon outside a station A court document provid- the shooter or his brothers.
JESSICA GRESKO in Landover, a Washington ed to The Associated Press “It doesn’t make any
Associated Press suburb. Prince George’s on Tuesday by prosecutors sense,” Stawinski said.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A County Detective Jacai said that during the shoot- Hyacinth Tucker, 40, the
man accused of shooting Colson, who was wearing ing, officers asked Malik owner of an event-plan-
at a Maryland police sta- civilian clothes when he and Elijah Ford, who were ning business in Hyattsville,
tion to provoke officers was began firing back at Ford, sitting in a car, where the became Michael Ford’s
diagnosed as bipolar and was inadvertently killed by shooter was. The docu- legal guardian when he
was intermittently home- one of his fellow officers, ment said Malik Ford shout- was 16 after his mother
less after his mother kicked the county’s police chief ed he didn’t know, even kicked him out, she said.
him out of the house at said. though video shows he Tucker told The Associated
age 16, his legal guardian Ford’s two brothers — Ma- could see his brother hid- Press that Ford, who was
said Tuesday. lik, 21, and Elijah, 18 — ing behind a police van. a high school friend of her
Michael Ford, 22, remained drove him to the police sta- The three brothers face son’s, received Social Se-
hospitalized after he was tion and used cellphones numerous charges includ- curity disability payments
shot during the gunbattle to record video of the fire- ing attempted murder and because of his bipolar dis-
with police on Sunday af- fight, according to police. conspiracy to commit mur- order. She said his checks
der. Malik and Elijah were were sent to her house and
scheduled for bond review that she helped him with
hearings on Wednesday. doctor visits and other pa-
Michael has not been for- perwork.

Man killed in shootout with
Chicago police identified
as a gang member

HERBERT G. McCANN Guglielmi said. “The offi-
Associated Press cers were trained by CPD
CHICAGO (AP) — A man in LEMART — Law Enforce-
fatally wounded during a ment Medical AND Res-
shootout with Chicago po- cue Training — which is de-
lice was identified Tuesday signed to render life-saving
as a gang member and aid following tactical and
convicted felon with more emergency situations,” he
than 40 arrests. Lamar Har- said in a statement. The
ris, 29, was killed late Mon- shootout occurred after
day after he fired on sever- officers observed a man
al police officers investigat- and a woman acting sus-
ing alleged drug activity in piciously and decided to
Chicago’s Logan Square investigate, Guglielmi said.
neighborhood on the city’s The pair fled, the officers
west side, according to po- gave chase and the man
lice spokesman Anthony opened fire, hitting three of
Guglielmi. them multiple times. One of
Three officers were wound- the officers returned fire, fa-
ed. Officers at the scene tally injuring Harris. One of-
with first aid kits and ban- ficer was shot in the back,
dages were able to ap- another in the foot and a
ply preliminary care to third in the chest, authori-
Harris while they waited ties said, adding his body
for Chicago Fire Depart- armor likely deflected the
ment emergency crews, bullet.