Dakota Bright

How they died

Deadly force

A 15-year-old who allegedly pointed a gun at officers was shot in the head by police in the South Side's Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, authorities said. Officers said they saw Dakota Bright with a handgun The police state that officers approached, Dakota fled on foot, the officers chased him. During the pursuit, the officers shot Dakota. A weapon was recovered at the scene, police said. Bright, of the 7600 block South Emerald, was declared dead on the scene at 4:11 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Officials at the morgue said Saturday that the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head, and they could not provide further details.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Dakota Bright, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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