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Meliton Recendez
United States · Aged 15 · Died 09/27/2007
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Two officers shot 15-year-old Meliton Recendez after he allegedly aimed a gun at them. At about 9:45 p.m., two South Chicago District tactical unit officers were driving on East 87th when they heard a gunshot, police said. According to police, the officers continued to Escanaba Avenue and saw Recendez heading north across 87th carrying a large chrome handgun. The officers then allegedly saw Recendez shoot at a man across the street, so they chased the teen into an alley behind his home, where they claimed he turned and pointed the gun at them. The officers opened fire, striking Recendez in his head.
Alleged responsible partyChicago Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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