New Videos Shared by COPA Capture Shooting Involving CPD Officer in Lobby of River North Hotel
COPA said the officers used Tasers before two fired their weapons, and the agency is still investigating the use of force.
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Chicago Sun Times
New video shows Chicago police officers shooting armed man who later died
<p>Oversight officials released video footage Thursday that shows Chicago police officers shooting a man armed with a knife in the lobby of a River North hotel last year.</p><p>Prosecutors later said the shooting left Demond Williams with “limited brain activity” and that doctors didn't expect him to recover. Williams died July 26, but his cause and manner of death haven't been released, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.</p…
After delay COPA releases video of police shooting
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New videos shared by COPA capture shooting involving CPD officer in lobby of River North hotel
WARNING: The attached link contains footage and audio that could be disturbing to some viewers. The full collection of files can be viewed HERE on COPA’s website. CHICAGO — New videos and documents detailing the shooting of an alleged knife-wielding suspect by CPD in the lobby of a River North hotel back in April of 2025 have been [...]
Video of fatal Chicago police shooting in hotel released
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has released material related to a fatal 2025 Chicago police shooting in a Downtown hotel. Pursuant to a court order entered in May 2025 in the case of People v. Demond Williams, COPA was prohibited from releasing materials related to the incident. COPA officials noted the court order is...
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