Paul Rapacz

How they died

Deadly force

Police shot Paul Rapacz when he allegedly pointed a gun at officers after robbing O'Hare Liquors. Police had responded to a report of a man with a gun inside the store at 8 p.m. The clerk had fled, leaving Rapacz alone inside, police said, and officers surrounded the store. When Rapacz left the store, police repeatedly told him to drop his gun, but he allegedly pointed the weapon at them instead. Two officers shot Rapacz, who died at the scene

Why we remember them

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

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