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Police Officer Fired 11 Years After Lying About Shooting Partner in Head

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Chicago Police Board voted that veteran officer Patrick Kelly should be fired for shooting his partner in the head more than a decade ago. The 8-0 decision by the Chicago Police Board on Thursday concluded that Kelly "pulled the trigger" in the January 2010 incident. The shooting left his partner Michael LaPorta with permanent disabilities. Investigators initially believed Kelly and declined to prosecute him.

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Police Board Orders Firing Of CPD Officer Patrick Kelly, Accused Of Shooting Friend In Head While Off-Duty And Lying About It

CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police Officer Patrick Kelly, accused of shooting his friend in the head more than a decade ago, has been fired.The decision came down from the Police Board on Thursday evening.Kelly is accused of shooting Michael LaPorta in the head after a night of heavy drinking. It is a story the CBS 2 Investigators have been following for years.In January of 2010, police were called to Kelly’s home and found LaPorta with a gunshot wo…

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Newsweek

Police officer fired 11 years after lying about shooting partner in head

The attorney for former officer Michael LaPorta called the decision "a small measure of justice."

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Chicago Tribune

Police Board votes to fire Officer Patrick Kelly, the cop involved in controversial shooting of his friend

After arguing for nearly a decade that Michael LaPorta shot himself in a botched suicide attempt, the city’s Law Department now says Kelly pulled the trigger.

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CPD panel votes to fire former officer Patrick Kelly, who shot friend, then lied about it

The Chicago Police Department's disciplinary board has voted to fire a CPD officer who shot a close friend and then lied about it for years.

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Chicago Sun Times

Police Board votes to fire cop who shot friend after night of drinking

Chicago Police Officer Patrick Kelly enters the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Oct. 17, 2017. | James Foster/For the Sun-TimesIn Thursday’s 8-0 vote, the Police Board ruled that Officer Patrick Kelly “pulled the trigger” in a shooting over a decade ago that left his friend, Michael LaPorta, permanently disabled.Members of the Chicago Police Board voted Thursday to fire a troubled officer who shot his close friend while off-duty and then lied ab…

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Chicago Police Board fires cop who shot partner then lied about it

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Board fired a veteran officer, Patrick Kelly, after investigators concluded he shot his partner and lied about it.Officer Michael LaPorta was left with permanent injuries that have required him to have 24-hour care for almost 10 years after he was shot on Jan. 12, 2010.Kelly was off-duty when he shot him in the head. He said he wasn't drunk that night, though he admitted drinking four beers.At the time, he told inves…

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Police Board Orders Firing Of CPD Officer Patrick Kelly, Accused Of Shooting Friend In Head While Off-Duty And Lying About It

Police Board Orders Firing Of CPD Officer Patrick Kelly, Accused Of Shooting Friend In Head While Off-Duty And Lying About It

Police officer fired 11 years after lying about shooting partner in head

Police officer fired 11 years after lying about shooting partner in head

Police Board votes to fire Officer Patrick Kelly, the cop involved in controversial shooting of his friend

Police Board votes to fire Officer Patrick Kelly, the cop involved in controversial shooting of his friend

CPD panel votes to fire former officer Patrick Kelly, who shot friend, then lied about it

CPD panel votes to fire former officer Patrick Kelly, who shot friend, then lied about it

Police Board votes to fire cop who shot friend after night of drinking

Police Board votes to fire cop who shot friend after night of drinking

Chicago Police Board fires cop who shot partner then lied about it

Chicago Police Board fires cop who shot partner then lied about it

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