Cassius Methyl

October 21, 2014

(TheAntiMedia) Another confusing story of possible half truths is being reported on in pieces: a 17 year-old young man in the South Chicago neighborhood of Archer Heights was gunned down this week by police after allegedly slashing the tires of a squad car, and running away.

At 9:45 police received a call and went to South Karlov Ave to pursue the kid for breaking into cars.

The kid allegedly slashed the police car’s tires and damaged their windshield. Then he ran and was caught near 41st and Pulaski.

Police claim he had a ‘crazed look in his eyes’ when he stopped running and started to slowly walk towards officers with a knife.

Then the police shot him dead. He did not run at the police, he just looked crazy and walked towards them with a knife. Who knows what really happened, but one thing is for sure; Chicago is a place that can help make you go crazy.

It is currently unknown just how far the adolescent was from the police when they shot him, but in all likeliness, the kid did not need to be shot.

How many times does one need to go over this? These cops work in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America, a few blocks away from notorious Englewood, and they are concerned about a kid with a knife?

A few blocks away from where this incident occurred and of course all over Chicago, now dubbed ‘Chiraq’, you have sets of Black Disciples, Gangster Disciples, Satan’s Disciples, all armed pistols, AK47s, even rocket launchers (as demonstrated by Rondo Numba Nine, currently incarcerated.)

Based on that fact, why would a South Side cop be intimidated by a 17 yr old with a knife?

One thing is for sure, if that kid made a gesture that was anywhere near resembling pointing a gun at an officer, he would be shot on sight. People most definitely shoot at the police in this area. However, they knew he just had a knife, the police claim the kid slashed their tires. Yet, how does that even transpire? This doesn’t make much sense, so video evidence and other forms of irrefutable evidence need to tell the real story here. Where’s the dashcam footage?

To further illustrate how unnecessary and nonsensical this was, a witness said “They didn’t need to shoot him. They didn’t. They basically had him face-to-face. There was no purpose why they had to shoot him.”

The teen was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital after being shot, and he later died.

Please share this with specifically people who aren’t usually exposed to these kinds of news reports.

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