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Weekend Shootings Spur Charges, Arrests and Reviews Across Illinois, Maryland and Arizona

Independent reviews follow the police shootings.

Overview

  • Chicago police say a planned investigatory stop tied to recent robberies in Roseland led to a foot chase in which officers shot McKale Mitchell, 35, in the leg after he allegedly brandished a gun and ignored commands.
  • Mitchell was charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault on an officer and two counts of unlawful firearm possession by a repeat felon, and COPA opened a use‑of‑force investigation with the involved officers placed on administrative duty for at least 30 days.
  • In Ingleside, 18-year-old Yurem Mejia-Gomez was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm in a drive-by that killed a 19-year-old, and detectives recovered a suspected murder weapon from a car after a K-9 alert.
  • Baltimore County police report a Dundalk party shooting injured two 16-year-olds and a 20-year-old; one teen remains hospitalized in stable condition, the others were released, and investigators are still searching for suspect(s) and requesting tips with a Crime Stoppers reward.
  • Phoenix officers fatally shot a man who held a knife to a woman’s throat at an apartment complex; the woman was moved to safety, no officers or bystanders were injured, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s major incident division will investigate.