By PoliceOne Staff
CHICAGO — Recently released bodycam footage shows an officer fatally shooting an armed suspect.
WGN-TV reports that the Civilian Office of Police Accountability released footage of the shooting for transparency. On Nov. 29, police responded to calls of shots fired in a Chicago neighborhood.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found 24-year-old Aquoness Cathery armed with a handgun.
The video shows an officer entering an apartment before spotting Cathery and chasing him down a set of stairs. According to the police report, Cathery pointed his weapon at the officer, prompting the LEO to fire at him.
Cathery was taken to a hospital where he died. Police recovered a loaded Glock handgun at the scene.