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Chicago Police Oversight Agency Publishes Video and Audio of Humboldt Park Shooting

The release responds to public calls for transparency by offering unedited footage of the struggle that preceded the shooting.

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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.