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Chicago Police Release Video Seeking Person of Interest in Loop Killing of 14-Year-Old

Police ask the public to identify a man seen pointing a gun in new surveillance from the Loop killing.

Overview

  • Newly released surveillance appears to show the person of interest drawing a handgun and aiming at a crowd.
  • The individual is described as wearing a purple Nike tracksuit with a gray hooded jacket and black Air Force Ones.
  • Tipsters are asked to call Area Three detectives at 312-744-8261 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDtip.com.
  • Police report two separate shootings downtown that night, with seven teens wounded outside the Chicago Theatre and 14-year-old Armani Floyd killed near South Dearborn as an 18-year-old was injured.
  • No arrests have been announced, and rewards totaling up to $15,000 are offered as community groups support Floyd’s peers and officials press curfew enforcement.