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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

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

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…

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.

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.

Sasha Williams, the sister of Tafara Williams, delivers a poem she wrote after her sister was shot by Waukegan police and her boyfriend killed. Her family is demanding transparency and justice in the shooting. An investigation remains ongoing, but the officer involved has since been fired.

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. 

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…

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…

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…

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