FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2025
COPA RELEASES VIDEO & OTHER MATERIALS FROM FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING NEAR 3000 W. 21st PL
Today, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) is providing an update regarding an officer-involved shooting that occurred near 3000 W. 21st Pl. COPA investigators immediately responded to the scene and began the investigation.
On January 3, 2025, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) notified COPA of an officer-involved shooting. Preliminary information indicates this incident began when Chicago Police officers responded to a call of a domestic dispute involving a person with a knife inside a building. As officers entered the building and arrived at the apartment where the altercation was reported, they encountered an individual armed with a knife. Officers discharged their weapons, striking the individual multiple times. The individual was transported to a hospital and was later pronounced deceased. The officers were not injured during the encounter. A knife was recovered from the scene.
COPA serves as the designated agency for the City of Chicago authorized to release video and other materials per the Consent Decree and the City’s Video Release Policy. Related to this officer-involved shooting, COPA has released to its website: body-worn cameras (BWC), in-car camera (ICC) videos, third-party video, OEMC Transmissions, Tactical Response (TRR), and Case reports, which can be viewed by visiting: https://www.chicagocopa.org/case/2025-0000032/
Anyone with information or video footage related to this incident is urged to contact our office at 312-746-3609 or by visiting ChicagoCOPA.org.
Media Contact:
Jennifer Rottner – Director of News Affairs
Ph: 312-720-8560 / Email: jennifer.rottner@chicagocopa.org