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The Family of a Chicago Man Fatally Shot by Police Sues
The family of an armed man who was shot in the back by Chicago police during a foot chase filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the city is partly responsible for his killing because there was no policy dictating officers’ actions during such pursuits.
“The city’s failure to implement a foot-chase policy and its support of a policing culture of impunity were the driving force behind the (officers’) unconstitutional actions,” according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday by the mother of 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez and Alvarez’s daughter, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern declined to comment, saying the department does not discuss pending litigation.
