Protests erupt in Chicago after a cop shoots dead a 16-year-old black teen during a foot chase that led to an ‘armed confrontation’

According to an eyewitness, a teenager in Chicago was killed by a cop while he was trying to jump a fence, he was then shot dead.

'They shot him in the air,' the unidentified woman, who said she did not want to be identified for fear of police backlash, told the Chicago Tribune.

'His pants leg got caught on the fence and he hit the ground. If he hadn't gotten shot, he would have cleared the fence.' She then added that because of her fear of the police, she denied to them that she saw the shooting.  More pictures when you continue...

                         

    The teenage victim pictured above (left and right)

The teenage victim “Pierre L Loury” died on Tuesday as a result of a gunshot wound to the chest. He was 16 years old.

Chicago Chief of Detectives Eugene Roy said the teen ran from a car believed to be connected to an earlier shooting and an 'armed confrontation' resulted in the officer shooting Loury.

He also said that a weapon was found at the scene and taken into evidence, while another law enforcement source said Loury was a ‘documented gang member’.

The victim's mother "Tambrasha Hudson" (shown) being comforted as she joins protestors





 

May his soul rests in peace:-(

Culled from daily mail.