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Michael Elam Jr.
United States · Aged 20 · Died 02/16/2019
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About 8:30 p.m., Michael Elam was shot and killed during an "armed confrontation" after he allegedly got out of a car that crashed during a police pursuit, police said. Lawsuit alleges Elam ran from a crash after the car he was a passenger in was pursued by police. He was unarmed fleeing on foot when police shot him in the back.
Alleged responsible partyChicago Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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