Chicago Police Shoot & Kill Latino Man

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  • Witness Contradicts Police Account
A man was shot and killed on Northwest Side after police tried to pull him over for driving erratically. Authorities say following a police chase, 25-year-old John Fuentes grabbed a female officer's gun and began struggling with her. He was shot by other officers who arrived at the scene. Chicago police say the incident started when officers patrolling the area of Homer and Cicero noticed the driver of a Ford Explorer driving erratically.  They gave chase, but moments later at the corner of Lamon and Homer, the squad car rear-ended the Explorer, forcing it to stop. Police say that's when Fuentes jumped out and ran. A female officer chased him into an empty lot in the 4800-block of Armitage. Police say the officer and Fuentes struggled for the officer's gun."Our female officer was on the ground...offender is on top of her...he was shot by the responding uniformed officers," said Pat Camden, Chicago Police Department spokesperson. The family is not convinced about the circumstances. Another woman said she witnessed the shooting and did not agree with the police account of events. Annigalia Turner, who told Vatis she was questioned by police all night, said she saw everything out her apartment window. "They were yelling way before they got to him, 'Let her go.' Well, the guy stopped whatever he was doing," Turner said. The witness added that "about 20 police officers" ran up to the pair. She said police shot the man even though he had stopped when officers commanded. Turner claimed the officers then turned Fue "They got this close and aimed the gun and shot the guy," said Annidalia Turner. "They yelled 3 times for him to get off of her...but they didn't get him the opportunity. They just shot." "Why did they kill my nephew the way they did? I would like to know....reasonable doubt, anything. Was he a suspect for something - we don't know," said Olivia Castaneda, suspect's aunt.[more] and  [more] and [more]