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Luther Mitchell Jr.
United States · Aged 49 · Died 05/06/2003
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Police shot and killed Luther Mitchell Jr. when he allegedly threatened them with a handgun. According to police, Mitchell was walking on South Shore Drive at about 9:30 p.m., when two plainclothes officers saw him acting suspiciously and carrying something in his right hand. When the officers got out of their car, Mitchell allegedly turned toward them with a gun and said, "I'm going to kill you and then I'm going to kill myself." Police said the officers identified themselves as police and told Mitchell to drop his weapon several times. One of the officers then shot Mitchell. However, witnesses said they didn't see a gun in Mitchell's hand and that both officers fired at Mitchell.
Alleged responsible partyChicago Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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