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]
