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Ricky Childs
United States · Aged 16 · Died 10/28/2012
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Deadly force
An officer shot Ricky Childs when he allegedly fired at him during a foot chase on the South Side. Shortly after 11:15 p.m., police said they were alerted to a robbery, and that Childs matched a preliminary description of the suspect. When officers approached Childs, he ran and two officers gave chase. Childs allegedly fired a gun at an officer, and the officer fired back, striking Childs in the head. Childs died the following night.
Alleged responsible partyChicago Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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