US EditionChicago police say an officer was accidentally shot and killed by her partner
- Officer Krystal Rivera of the Chicago Police Department was unintentionally fatally shot by a fellow officer around 9:50 p.m. On Thursday during a tactical operation in the Gresham District.
- The shooting happened after Rivera’s team pursued a suspect believed to be armed who fled into an apartment, where officers encountered a second armed person.
- Rivera was struck unintentionally by her partner’s gunfire, and after the shooting, officers took her to the hospital in a squad car that malfunctioned, crashed, and caught fire.
- Rivera was a 36-year-old four-year department veteran and mother, described by Superintendent Snelling as “young, vibrant and a hard worker,” with multiple arrests made in connection to the incident.
- Investigators await a search warrant to examine the apartment, and Rivera’s death is the first line-of-duty police fatality in Chicago this year with officials mourning her loss.
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NW Illinois man to appear in court on charges related to accidental shooting death of CPD officer
CHICAGO (WGN) — A Northwestern Illinois man is set to appear in court on charges related to the accidental shooting death of Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera by a fellow cop. Adrian Rucker, who is facing charges in relation to the accidental shooting death of CPD officer Krystal Rivera. (Courtesy: CPD) 25-year-old Adrian Rucker of Freeport—a town west of Rockford—is scheduled to appear in court Sunday afternoon on several felonies. Charges …
Fellow officer ‘unintentionally’ shot slain officer while confronting suspect, say Chicago police
CHICAGO — Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera was mistakenly shot and killed by a fellow officer during a confrontation with an armed suspect, according to police, who continued to hold at least two people in custody as of late Friday.
A Chicago police officer was killed after being accidentally shot by her partner after the two pursued a suspect into an apartment and engaged in a confrontation with another person armed with a rifle, authorities said.
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