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| Log Number: |
2019-0002605 |
| Incident Date & Time: |
07-10-2019 5:09 pm |
| District of Occurrence: |
07 |
| COPA Notification Date: |
07-10-2019 |
| Transparency Release Date: |
09-06-2019 |
| Closed Date: |
10-23-2023 |
| FSR/Memo Posted Date: |
08-22-2024 |
| Log# |
Incident Date & Time |
District of Occurrence |
COPA Notification Date |
Transparency Release Date |
Closed Date |
FSR/Memo Posted Date |
|
2019-0002605 |
07-10-2019 5:09 pm |
07 |
07-10-2019
|
2019-09-0609-06-2019 |
2023-10-2310-23-2023 |
2024-08-2208-22-2024 |
Subjects: Jason Yancy, Donte Thomas, Denzel Washington, Mario Morgan
COPA agreed to CPD’s request to reopen the investigation and serve additional allegations. Following COPA’s second Final Summary Report, COPA and the Superintendent agreed to the discipline proposed by CPD in their request to reopen letter.
NOTE: This incident involves the death of the involved individual, which is detailed in the Final Summary Report below. The release of all Final Summary Reports is mandated pursuant to the City of Chicago Municipal Code (Section 2-78-145, viewable here) and the Consent Decree in State of Illinois v. City of Chicago (17-cv-6260, paragraph 499, viewable here). As standard practice, prior to the release of any Final Summary Report involving an incident resulting in the death of an involved party, COPA notifies the family of its obligation to post the report to its website. Impacted families and/or their representatives were contacted prior to the release of this report.
Documents
Media
Log # 2019-2605 In-Car Camera
Log # 2019-2605 3rd Party Video 1
Log # 2019-2605 3rd Party Video 2
Log # 2019-2605 Body Worn Camera 1
Log # 2019-2605 Body Worn Camera 2
Log # 2019-2605 OEMC Transmission 1
Log # 2019-2605 OEMC Transmission 2
Log # 2019-2605 OEMC Transmission 3
