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Video released of teen fatally shot by Chicago Police

Newly released video of a 2013 fatal Chicago police shooting shows that a white officer shot the 17-year-old old black carjacking suspect within seconds of the ...

Newly released video of a 2013 fatal Chicago police shooting shows that a white officer shot the 17-year-old old black carjacking suspect within seconds of the teen running away.

The video of the police pursuit and shooting of Cedrick Chatman was shot by different cameras. Overhead video that city attorneys consider the primary footage shows the officer shooting at Chatman, but it is grainy and doesn't reveal much, including whether the teen turned back toward the two pursuing officers or had anything in his hand, as they claimed.

That overhead footage shows Chatman bolt across the street from a car, with Officer Lou Toth right on his heels. Officer Kevin Fry can be seen trailing farther behind and taking aim as Chatman rounds a corner in front of a bodega. The camera then pans right and shows Toth crouching over the fallen Chatman. Toth later stands with his foot on the teen.

Chatman's mother is suing the city and the officers. Her attorney, Brian Coffman, says the teen never turned toward the officers and posed no threat.

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