Bettie Jones Killed by Chicago Police Department

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Old Crime Scene Address:
4700 W. Erie
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Officers responded to the call at an apartment complex early Saturday, after the father of 19-year-old Quintonio Legrier called police to say his son was acting erratic and carrying a metal baseball bat. "He was having a mental situation," Legrier's mother, Janet Cooksey, told ABC 7. "Sometimes he will get loud, but not violent." The officer, who has not yet been identified, fatally shot Legrier seven times, the teen's family said. “We're thinking the police are going to service us, take him to the hospital," Cooksey told the Chicago Tribune. "They took his life.” A second victim, who has been identified only as a 56-year-old woman, was a downstairs tenant and bystander. The woman's daughter, Latisha Jones, told the Tribune she found her mother dead with a gunshot wound to her neck.

Victim's Name: Bettie Jones

Agency Responsible: Chicago Police Department

Gender: Female

Age: 55

Race: Black

Date of Death: December 26, 2015

County: Cook

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: Unknown

Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon

Weapon: unarmed

Threat Level: other

Body Camera: No

Washington Post Database ID: 1123

Geography: Urban

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