New video shows Chicago police officers shooting armed man who later died
Oversight officials released video showing Chicago police officers shooting an armed man in a hotel lobby last year. The man, Demond Williams, later died from his injuries.
Oversight officials released video footage Thursday that shows Chicago police officers shooting a man armed with a knife in the lobby of a River North hotel last year.Prosecutors later said the shooting left Demond Williams with “limited brain activity” and that doctors didn't expect him to recover. Williams died July 26, but his cause and manner of death haven't been released, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.After the shooting, Williams was charged with felony counts of…
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