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Charges Filed in Two Chicago Police Shootings as COPA Releases Ambush Video, Aurora IDs Teen Killed

Oversight bodies are investigating the cases, with newly released video highlighting an August ambush.

Overview

  • Chicago prosecutors charged Jeremiah Myles, 19, with aggravated assault of a peace officer and burglary after an off-duty Broadview officer shot him in Greater Grand Crossing.
  • Antonio Wallace, 55, was charged with three counts of aggravated assault of a police officer and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon after being shot by CPD officers in Austin.
  • CPD says officers ordered Wallace to drop a large knife and deployed Tasers that were ineffective before one officer fired; involved officers were placed on routine administrative duty and COPA opened an investigation.
  • COPA published surveillance videos and materials from an Aug. 3 ambush on an off-duty CPD officer in Back of the Yards; no arrests have been announced and a Cook County reward of up to $1,000 is offered for tips.
  • In Aurora, Colorado, authorities identified the teen killed by police as 17-year-old Blaze Aleczander Balle-Mason after he called 911 threatening to shoot up a business; a less-lethal 40mm round failed to stop him, no firearm was recovered, the shooter is on paid leave, and an external critical-incident team is reviewing the case.