CHICAGO (AP) — The latest on the shooting deaths of a man and woman by Chicago police responding to a domestic disturbance call (all times local):
11:55 a.m.
Family members of a 55-year-old woman and 19-year-old man fatally shot by Chicago police say officers must stop killing residents.
Janet Cooksey, the mother of Quintonio LeGrier, says the Chicago Police Department has failed her and so many others. She says she used to watch the news and see other families who lost their loved ones to police shootings and now it’s happened to her.
Jacqueline Walker, a friend of Bettie Jones, asked why police “shoot first and ask questions later.” She says they should use stun guns or other nonlethal methods instead.
The women spoke at a news conference Sunday in front of the house where the shooting happened early Saturday. The home is split into two apartments.
They say Mayor Rahm Emanuel needs to step up and improve the situation with police. Others who spoke called for the mayor to step down.
Jones was accidentally shot as officers responded to a domestic disturbance call. LeGrier was also fatally shot. The shooting is being investigated by the city’s Independent Police Review Authority.
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This story has been corrected to show that Jones was accidentally shot, not Walker.
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10:30 a.m.
Authorities in Chicago aren’t offering more details about the fatal police shooting of a 55-year-old woman and 19-year-old man.
Police have said Bettie Jones was accidentally shot and killed about 4:25 a.m. Saturday as officers responded to a domestic disturbance call. A student at Northern Illinois University, Quintonio LeGrier, was also fatally shot.
The circumstances of the shootings aren’t clear, including whether one or several officers opened fire and why.
Chicago Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Sunday that officers’ role in the shooting is being investigated by the city’s Independent Police Review Authority. He also said police can’t comment.
IPRA spokesman Larry Merritt declined comment on the shooting.
A prayer vigil for Jones is scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
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8:20 a.m.
Pastors and community residents have scheduled a prayer vigil at the site where a 55-year-old woman and 19-year-old man were shot and killed by Chicago police.
The vigil is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday in honor of Bettie Jones, who police said was accidentally shot and killed about 4:25 a.m. Saturday as they responded to a domestic disturbance call in a West Side neighborhood. Quintonio LeGrier, a student at Northern Illinois University, was also shot.
Rev. Marshall Hatch said the family is “absolutely devastated.”
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement that the shooting is being investigated by the city’s Independent Police Review Authority. Law enforcement involved will be placed on 30-day administrative duty as part of a new policy.
The Chicago Police Department is also the subject of a federal civil rights investigation.
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