Time 9:00 p.m. Outcome Under investigation Date 28 July 2016 | Type Shooting Deaths Paul O'Neal Result Under investigation | |
Filmed by Police body and dash cameras Participants Chicago Police officers (unnamed) Location Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
Dashcam bodycam video from fatal police shooting of paul o neal
The shooting of Paul O'Neal occurred on July 28, 2016, when he was shot in the back by Chicago Police Department officers following a grand theft auto chase. Police allege that O'Neal, 18, struck a police car and a parked car while operating a stolen Jaguar. Police say that O'Neal, who was unarmed, fled from the vehicle after the chase and refused to stop. The shooting was classified by the medical examiner as a homicide. The three officers who discharged their weapons were removed from duty following a preliminary investigation. Chicago's use-of-force policy specifically prohibits police from shooting into a car when the vehicle represents the only danger.
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Chicago police released dash and body camera footage of the shooting on August 5, 2016. Prior to the release, the agency warned that civil unrest could follow.
Shooting
At 7:30 p.m., Chicago police officers attempted to stop O'Neal in the South Shore neighborhood as he drove a Jaguar convertible reported stolen in Bolingbrook. O'Neal struck two Chicago police vehicles while in the car, and two officers fired at him while he was inside the car. O'Neal fled from the Jaguar, and a third officer chased him behind a home and fatally shot him. O'Neal died from a single gunshot wound to the back. About fifteen shots were fired in total by the three officers.