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Report: Waukegan Cops Moved Slowly Due to Fear Dying Man May Be Armed
Police reports indicate officers in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan didn’t immediately provide medical aid to a man after a police shooting due to fear that he or his girlfriend might be armed
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Marcellis Stinnette Bled for 8 Minutes Before Getting Care for Fatal Wounds in Waukegan Police Shooting: Suit
Marcellis Stinnette allegedly laid on the ground bleeding without medical attention for over eight minutes after being fatally shot by Waukegan police. It’s one of the several allegations in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. district court by Stinnette’s mother, Zharvellis Holmes. The suit accuses negligence by the city of Waukegan, Police Chief Wayne Walles and the two...
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Heartbroken Mother Remembers Son Fatally Shot by Waukegan Police Officer
Two hours before he was fatally shot by a police officer in Waukegan, 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette recorded a video of himself rapping and sent it to his mother. “He musta knew he was going to die,” Zharvellis Holmes, Stinnette’s mother, said during an exclusive interview with NBC 5. “Tell my momma I love her. These are the words my son…
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Mother of Marcellis Stinnette Remembers Son Fatally Shot by Waukegan Police Officer
The mother of Marcellis Stinnette remembers her son after the 19-year old was fatally shot by a police officer in Waukegan in an exclusive interview with NBC 5. Stefan Holt reports
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Waukegan Officials Release Dashcam, Body Camera Footage of Fatal Police Shooting
Waukegan police have released body camera and dashboard camera footage from a fatal police shooting that left a Black man dead and a Black woman injured. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the latest.
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Raw Video: Waukegan Authorities Release Footage of Fatal Police Shooting
Raw footage from body cameras and dashboard cameras shows the events surrounding a fatal police shooting in Waukegan on Oct. 20.
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Waukegan Officials Release Dashcam, Body Camera Footage of Fatal Police Shooting
Waukegan police have released body camera and dashboard camera footage from a fatal police shooting that left a Black man dead and a Black woman injured. 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette was killed in the Oct. 20 shooting, while his girlfriend Tafara Williams suffered serious injuries. According to Waukegan officials, the officer who fired the shots in the incident did not…
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Family Speaks Out Ahead of Release of Video in Fatal Waukegan Police Shooting
For the first time, the parents of a Waukegan teen are speaking out after the 19-year-old was shot and killed by a police officer last week. “It was the longest journey of our lives. Minutes seemed like hours. Hours seemed like days,” Selvin Holmes, the father of Marcellis Stinnette, said. Stinnette was killed during an incident last week that has…
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Attorneys: Video Will be Released Wednesday in Fatal Police Shooting of Black Teen
Police videos showing a suburban Chicago police officer fatally shooting a Black man and wounding a Black woman will be released Wednesday once relatives have seen the footage, attorneys representing the families say. Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham said during a Sunday prayer vigil for Marcellis Stinnette, 19, who died in the shooting last Tuesday, that the city intended to publicly…
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Woman Shot By Waukegan Police Officer Speaks Out
The mother and father of 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette, killed by a Waukegan police officer last week, said this has been the longest journey of their lives. Both spoke at a press conference on Tuesday after driving to Waukegan from Florida.
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Woman Shot by Waukegan Police Describes Night of Shooting For First Time
A Black woman who was shot by police last week in suburban Waukegan spoke from her hospital bed Tuesday, saying officers did nothing more than cover her boyfriend with a blanket after he was shot and left him on the ground to die.
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Woman Shot by Police in Waukegan Says Cops Let Boyfriend Die
A Black woman who was shot by police last week in suburban Waukegan said Tuesday that officers did nothing more than cover her boyfriend with a blanket after he was shot and left him on the ground to die.
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Watch Live: Woman Shot by Police in Waukegan Speaks Out
Note: Williams’ news conference can be watched live in the video player above beginning at 11 a.m. The woman who was shot by police in north suburban Waukegan last week is set to speak for the first time since the shooting that killed her boyfriend and left her hospitalized. Tafara Williams and her mother were scheduled to speak at a…
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Waukegan Mayor: Video Will be Released in Fatal Police Shooting of Black Teen
Police videos showing a suburban Chicago police officer fatally shooting a Black man and wounding a Black woman are expected to be released once relatives have seen the footage, the city’s mayor has said. Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham said during a Sunday prayer vigil for Marcellis Stinnette, 19, who died in the shooting last Tuesday, that the city intends to…
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Protesters Seek Justice After Black Teen Fatally Shot by Waukegan Police Officer
Protesters marched throughout the streets of Waukegan Saturday to demand justice in the death of a 19-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a police officer earlier in the week. Marcellis Stinnette was fatally shot, and his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, 20, was injured following what police described as a traffic stop late Tuesday night. Police have contended the…
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Protesters Demand Answers After Waukegan Police Shooting Kills Teen, Injures Woman
Peaceful protests took to Waukegan streets Thursday demanding justice after a police shooting left a teen dead and woman seriously injured. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports
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