The use of body cameras had been promoted as a step toward transparency. “We’re asking these cops to make split-second decisions, and sometimes they’re life-or-death decisions.”But grief filled the street where Mr. O’Neal was shot. PhotoCHICAGO — A Chicago officer whose police powers were suspended after the officer shot an African-American teenager in the back last week was wearing a body camera, but the device was not operating and did not record the fatal encounter, officials said on Monday. The Chicago Police Department has been criticized for a series of shootings of black men in recent years, and it is under federal investigation and still in turmoil after protests over the shooting death of a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, in 2014. Cameras captured some early stages of the encounter, but not the fatal gunshot, apparently fired by another officer after Mr. O’Neal fled the crash scene on foot.

Source: New York Times August 02, 2016 01:26 UTC