Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's Southwest Side
chicago.suntimes.com
Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. The woman who was shot "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting officers to open fire, DHS said. She was taken in fair condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.

In other words, she was doing the kind of thing they do to random people all day long. Knowing how cops feel, it was probably an ordinary traffic jam.

  • Fmstrat@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Chicago police records shared with the Sun-Times show that a Border Patrol agent had called for assistance, reporting that roughly 30 agents had been “surrounded by a large crowd of people.” But police officials weren’t sent to help, the records show.

    A police spokesperson said officers ultimately responded to a call of a person shot in the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue “to document the incident” and “maintain safety and traffic control for all living and working in the area.”

    “We’re here so that you can protest,” Chicago Police Deputy Chief Gabriella Shemash told protesters.

    Chicago PD is staying out of it, it would seem.