After security asked a group of drunken men to leave Manny's Blue Room Bar around 4 a.m., someone came back with a gun and opened fire. Security returned fire, and armed security guard Jemel Roberson restrained one of the men involved outside. An officer responding to the scene shot and killed Roberson, according to witnesses, despite being told he was a security guard. The officer's name has been withheld by police.
Victim's Name: Jemel Roberson
Agency Responsible: Midlothian Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Race: Black
Date of Death: November 11, 2018
County: Cook
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4172
Geography: Suburban