David Brown

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown announced Wednesday that Deputy Supt. Barbara West, the third-highest ranking sworn member of the department, informed him that she plans to retire after 26 years on the force. West, according to a press release from the department, became the highest-ranking Black woman in CPD history earlier this year when she was appointed to head the…

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown is expected on Tuesday to discuss violence that took place across the city over Labor Day weekend.

Nearly 8,000 officers will be added to city streets this upcoming Labor Day weekend, with extended working hours and cancelled days off, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown announced Friday. Brown discussed public safety plans and preparations for the upcoming holiday weekend Friday morning, asking Chicagoans to “relax” but stay safe. Brown said the Chicago Police Department will use an “all…

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown is expected to discuss public safety plans and preparations for the upcoming weekend Friday morning.

Here are the latest updates on the situation unfolding in Kenosha.

Watch live as Supt. David Brown joins community leaders to “discuss public safety plans and preparations ahead of this weekend,” according to the Chicago Police Department.

Here are the latest updates on the situation unfolding in Kenosha.

New details are emerging Wednesday about Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin and wounding another. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has all the details.

STREET CLOSURES AND BARRICADES HAVE GONE UP AROUND DOWNTOWN CHICAGO.
THIS COMES AFTER THE RECENT UNREST HAPPENING ACROSS THE STATE LINE IN KENOSHA.
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NBC 5’S LISA CHAVARRIA IS LIVE FROM THE GOLD COAST WITH THE DETAILS, LISA?

Note: Press conferences and live video will be available in the player above as they occur. Two people are dead after a shooting broke out during another night of unrest in Kenosha over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The shooting took place as unrest boiled over for a third consecutive night surrounding Blake’s shooting, which was captured on...

Authorities on Wednesday released some of the first details surrounding the police shooting of Jacob Blake, which has since sparked nationwide outrage and days of unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Authorities said three people were shot, two fatally, late Tuesday in Kenosha as unrest gripped the Wisconsin city for the third straight night following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. NBC 5’s Susan Carlson reports.

Members of the Kenosha County Board, in a letter to Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, requested additional National Guard troops be sent to the area. “Our county is under attack,” the letter read. “Our businesses are under attack. Our homes are under attack. Our local law enforcement agencies need additional support to help bring civility back to our community.” The group…

Note: Press conferences and live video will be available in the player above as they occur. Unrest over the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, continued for a second night as protesters and demonstrations defied a city curfew. Blake’s father spoke out Tuesday, revealing that doctors say his son is currently paralyzed from the waist...

Note: Press conferences and live video will be available in the player above as they occur. Video posted on social media appeared to show officers shoot at a Black man’s back seven times as he leaned into a vehicle in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday evening. Jacob Blake was hospitalized in serious condition following the shooting by officers at about 5…

Tensions rose for a second straight day in Kenosha as protests continued stemming from the shooting of Jacob Blake. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the details.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown on Monday addressed weekend protests that turned violent in the city.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown stood on the city’s Michigan Avenue to send a blunt message to looters who broke into stores on the Mag Mile less than a week earlier: “CPD is going to arrest you.”