CHICAGO (CBS) — New surveillance shows the moments before and after an off-duty Chicago Police officer shot and killed a man during a struggle in the Brainerd neighborhood last month.
The incident took place just before 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, along 90th Street near Loomis Street.
Police said at the time that the officer, who was off-duty and lives in the neighborhood, interrupted an apparent robbery in front of an apartment building.
COPA released several video clips of the incident. Video mounted on a nearby building shows the officer trying to defuse a quarrel between four people – of whom 39-year-old Leevon Smith is one.
But in the audio, the off-duty officer could be heard yelling, “I’ll kill you,” after Smith grabbed for her gun. Three shots are heard, and the officer is then heard yelling, “Didn’t I just say I’d kill you?”
Several minutes passed before an ambulance arrived – and during that time, the officer never rendered any aid to Smith, who was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, initially in serious condition. He died two days later.