[ Investigation Completed ] Fatal 2021 Chicago Police Killing of Anthony Alvarez
“Why are you shooting me? “ moaning on the ground, Anthony Alvarez asking Officer Evan Solano.
“You had a gun,” Solano responded.
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COPA will not release its findings until after Chicago Police Supt. David Brown has reviewed the report and determined if he will seek any disciplinary action against Officer Evan Solano, who was stripped of his police powers three months after the shooting, at COPA’s recommendation.
Family of Anthony Alvarez, 22-year-old man killed in Chicago police shooting, speaks at Loop rally: ‘We want answers’
According to our most recent data, Chicago Police Officer Evan Solano who killed #AnthonyAlvarez has 4 complaints + 11 use of force reports btwn 2017 & mid-2020. Here is an update: http://bit.ly/evansolanoWe are working to update http://CPDP.co with the latest data.
Evan Solano 4.28.2021
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Civilian Office of Police Accountability
This post includes all relevant video, audio and Chicago Police Department records in COPA’s possession that are required to be released related to use of force in this fatal officer-involved shooting and the events immediately following it.
https://www.chicagocopa.org/case/2021-1161/
After the officer shot Anthony Alvarez, video shows him moaning on the ground, asking “Why are you shooting me?”
“You had a gun,” Solano responded.
The Chicago Police officer who shot and killed Anthony Alvarez, 22, back in March in the Portage Park neighborhood has been stripped of his police powers – but Alvarez’s family wants more action taken than that.
Two months ago, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability – which investigates police shootings – recommended that Officer Evan Solano be stripped of his police powers. Only now is action being taken.
It is unclear why the department waited until now to do so.
doorbell camera video from a nearby house, the gun Alvarez was holding appears to fly out of his hand after he was shot, landing behind a small staircase in the yard.
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Video of the shooting showed Alvarez holding a gun in his right hand as he was running away from Solano around 12:20 a.m. on March 31, 2021. Solano could be heard ordering Alvarez to drop the gun just before shooting him as Alvarez’s back was still turned to the officer in the front yard of a home in the 5200 block of West Eddy Street.
After the officer shot Anthony Alvarez, video shows him moaning on the ground, asking “Why are you shooting me?”
“You had a gun,” Solano responded.
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https://www.chicagocopa.org/case/2021-1161/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26PvZW8YQaQ
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