Chicago Police Shoot 13-Year-Old Boy 8 Times
Chicago police shot a 13-year-old boy on Monday night. Police said the teen pointed a weapon at them, but his parents are telling a different story.
The parents identified their son as Jimmel Cannon. The boy is talking and recovering at Stroger Hospital, according to his parents, but was shot 8 times, with wounds to his hands, shoulders and legs.
The shooting happened in the 1000 block of North Kedvale Avenue in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. Police said they were called to the area at about 11 p.m. Monday to investigate shots fired. They saw the boy, who matched a description. Police said he had a weapon and refused to drop it when police told him to.
The boy's parents, Kenyatta Cannon and Jimmy Porter, said the boy wasn't holding anything and had his hands in the air when he was shot. They said their family was attending a birthday party at Kenyatta Cannon's mother's house Monday night and Jimmel's little brother was with him when the shooting happened.
Jimmel’s parents said the boy was supervised at the time of the incident, as well.
Fraternal Order of Police spokesman Pat Camden told the Sun-Times Media Wire the weapon turned out to be a BB gun but that police acted appropriately, because toy guns are often indistinguishable from the real thing and the officers feared for their lives.
There was another police shooting on the West Side around 8 p.m. Monday that left a man in critical condition.
Police said Joe Banks, Jr. ran away when they tried to talk to him near Sawyer and Ohio. Several officers chased him and said he pulled out a gun and refused to drop it. He was then shot.
No officers were injured.
On Monday, Joe Banks, Sr. said his son didn't deserve to be shot.
"[Chicago police] are trigger happy," he said. "My son is not a gang banger, he's not selling drugs. He's a plumber. We're a decent family."
The parents identified their son as Jimmel Cannon. The boy is talking and recovering at Stroger Hospital, according to his parents, but was shot 8 times, with wounds to his hands, shoulders and legs.
The shooting happened in the 1000 block of North Kedvale Avenue in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. Police said they were called to the area at about 11 p.m. Monday to investigate shots fired. They saw the boy, who matched a description. Police said he had a weapon and refused to drop it when police told him to.
The boy's parents, Kenyatta Cannon and Jimmy Porter, said the boy wasn't holding anything and had his hands in the air when he was shot. They said their family was attending a birthday party at Kenyatta Cannon's mother's house Monday night and Jimmel's little brother was with him when the shooting happened.
Jimmel’s parents said the boy was supervised at the time of the incident, as well.
Fraternal Order of Police spokesman Pat Camden told the Sun-Times Media Wire the weapon turned out to be a BB gun but that police acted appropriately, because toy guns are often indistinguishable from the real thing and the officers feared for their lives.
There was another police shooting on the West Side around 8 p.m. Monday that left a man in critical condition.
Police said Joe Banks, Jr. ran away when they tried to talk to him near Sawyer and Ohio. Several officers chased him and said he pulled out a gun and refused to drop it. He was then shot.
No officers were injured.
On Monday, Joe Banks, Sr. said his son didn't deserve to be shot.
"[Chicago police] are trigger happy," he said. "My son is not a gang banger, he's not selling drugs. He's a plumber. We're a decent family."
My Comment
He shouldnt of been holdin the bb gun around cops. Sh*t im scared to even whip my cell phone or wallet out around them. They trigger happy as fu*k so why u gonna provoke them with a bb gun?
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