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CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer involved in last week’s fatal shooting in Humboldt Park has been stripped of their police powers, according to confirmation from CPD officials to ABC7.
The officer under investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) for their role in the incident has been reassigned to the department’s alternate response section, as stated by a CPD spokesperson.
It remains unclear if the decision to relieve the officer of their police powers was directly related to the ongoing investigation.
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The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as 42-year-old Derek Jordan from Chicago.
According to COPA, Jordan was inside a vehicle that was being sought in connection to a shooting that occurred earlier on the Eisenhower Expressway.
No one was reported injured in that shooting, which blocked traffic during the afternoon rush hour.
COPA said police were alerted to the white Mercedes being in the Humboldt Park neighborhood’s 800-block of North Homan Avenue, and an unmarked vehicle tried to engage the driver about 5:30 p.m.
The car drove away, hitting a pedestrian in the crosswalk in the process, officials said.
CPD followed the car through an alley; it then crashed into a CTA bus, according to COPA.
Police said the driver also hit an unmarked CPD squad car.
Witness video shared with ABC7 Chicago shows officers with guns drawn.
The car reversed. And, while driving toward the bus, an officer shot at it, COPA said.
The driver was shot and taken to a hospital, where he died.
Two officers were also taken to a hospital in good condition. A weapon was recovered on the scene, COPA said.
Anyone with information or video footage related to the shooting is urged to call COPA at 312-746-3609 or visit ChicagoCOPA.org.
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