Chad Robertson, 25, and his travel companions were waiting out an hour-long layover in Chicago's Union Station when Amtrak Officer LaRoyce Tankson and another officer approached them. Reportedly, the trio walked outside to find a restaurant, they were followed by the transit police who accused them of smoking marijuana, and Robertson fled. Tankson shot Robertson in the back as he ran. Robertson died days later.
Victim's Name: Chad Robertson
Agency Responsible: Amtrak Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: Black
Date of Death: February 8, 2017
County: Cook
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Charged
Criminal Charges: Charged with a crime
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2343
Geography: Urban