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Rakeem Nance
United States · Aged 16 · Died 07/09/2009
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An officer shot 16-year-old Rakeem Nance in the back when he allegedly pointed a handgun at another officer in the Lawndale neighborhood. At about 9:15 p.m., police said officers from the Mobile Strike Force saw Nance and two other people they suspected in a home invasion run across a vacant lot. The officers gave chase. Police cornered Nance in an alley, where he allegedly aimed a gun at an officer. Another officer then shot him.
Alleged responsible partyChicago Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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