Overview

• On July 8, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability released body-worn camera footage, 911 call audio and related documents from the May 29 shooting in West Humboldt Park.
• The video shows officers trying to stop 19-year-old Nathaniel Fejerang in an alley on West North Avenue before he fled into a backyard.
• During the struggle, Fejerang’s gun discharged and injured an officer in the leg, prompting a fellow officer to return fire.
• Fejerang was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead; investigators recovered a firearm at the scene.
• COPA has opened an active investigation into the circumstances of the shooting, joining a series of recent use-of-force cases under its review.