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| Man Who Shot 3 Officers Had 7 Convictions, 43 Total Arrests, Police Say | |
| 2016-03-16 | |
| [DNAINFO] The man that shot three reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown ... home of Al Capone, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel,... Police officers following a drug investigation Monday was a gang member with a litany of felonies and other convictions to his name, police said Tuesday. Three Chicago Police officers were treated for non-life threatening wounds after being shot by Lamar Harris, 29, on the West Side Monday night. Harris was fatally shot by the officers he attacked, police said. Harris is documented gang member who has been convicted seven times, including five felonies and two misdemeanors, according to Chicago Police. He has been enjugged Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! a total of 43 times, police said.
The officers were on a narcotics patrol when they chased Harris into a dark gangway and were fired on in the 3700 block of West Polk Street, police said. An officer returned fire and killed the alleged shooter. But one officer was shot in the back, one in the foot and one in the chest, the latter possibly in his bullet-proof vest, the Tribune reported. "Every day the dedicated men and women of the Chicago Police Department put themselves in danger so the rest of us can be safe," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement. The shootings were a reminder "of the dangers that our police face, and the bravery that they routinely display as three of our officers were shot in line of duty, the mayor said, adding that the thoughts and prayers of our entire city are with the officers and their families during this difficult time." Police released a statement just after midnight Tuesday: "On Monday, March 14, 2016, at approximately 9:40 p.m., 11th District (Harrison) Officers were investigating possible narcotics activity on the 3700 block of W. Polk where they observed two suspicious individuals. As officers approached on foot to gather additional information, one of the subjects, a male, expeditiously departed at a goodly pace. A foot pursuit ensued during which the offender ran through a dimly lit courtyard flanked by two buildings. At some point, the offender fired shots at pursuing officers. At least one officer involved in the pursuit was able to return fire fatally striking the offender. A weapon was recovered on scene. Three officers sustained gunshot wounds and were transported to Stroger Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Only 43 arrests in 11 years. I'll wager that for 1/3rd of that 11 he was in some kind of lockup. So 40 some in 7 years, that's only one every other month. No so bad when you break it down |
| Posted by: illeagle 2016-03-16 17:23 |
| #6 Someone forgot to tell them - don't do the crime, don't do the time. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-03-16 16:15 |
| #5 the Three Strikes law affects minorities (at least two of them) disproportionally ===> racist law!!! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-03-16 13:14 |
| #4 One of California's better ballot propositions was called the Three Strikes law, as in three felonies and you get life in prison without possibility of parole. Judges and politicians hate it but it kinda puts a chill into the bad guys. Sounds like Illinois should try it. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-03-16 12:21 |
| #3 I'm sure he was only walking peacefully from his Choir practice to the orphanage where he regularly feeds the orphans after which he will wander down to the blood-bank to make his weekly 2-pint contribution. He was turning his life around and all of his friends witnessed that he had his hands up and was surrendering when they shot him in cold blood. Such a bright future - wasted /SARC Yet another of Obama's Sons... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-03-16 10:55 |
| #2 How could that happen? A felon in possession of a gun in one of the most (unconstitutionally) tight gun controlled metropolitan areas of the country? (do I need to put /rhet on that?) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-03-16 10:14 |
| #1 Lamar is a little old to have only 43 total arrests Prison |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-03-16 09:08 |