William Tyler

Deadly force

Officer Michael Bocardo and other officers shot Marcus Thomas, William Tyner and Tristan Scaggs, who allegedly brandished weapons. According to police, members of the police gang intelligence unit were tailing a car occupied by three men they suspected were members of of the New Breed gang en route to kill a rival gang member. At about 3:45 p.m., the officers stopped the men across from Humboldt Park. One of the men allegedly lifted an AK-47 toward the officers, who opened fire, killing Thomas and Tyner and hitting Scaggs in the back. One officer was reportedly shot in the hand and lost a finger. Shell casings found at the scene all came from police weapons, and officers had fired at least 69 times from 10 guns.