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COPA releases video of a fatal police encounter on the South Side
COPA has released bodycam footage from a June 23 incident involving Chicago police in which a man died after allegedly striking someone with a gun.
CHICAGO – The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) has released bodycam footage of a June 23 altercation with police that resulted in the death of a man who allegedly struck someone with a weapon.
The incident occurred in the 8100 block of S. Hermitage Avenue when two Chicago police officers responded to a 911 call about a person with a gun. At the scene, officers were told that a man – later identified as David Curry – had struck another person with the gun and then ran away.
Officers searched the area and eventually located Curry. When they attempted to arrest him, he allegedly ran away. The pursuit ended when Curry fell to the ground and suffered a serious head injury, according to police and COPA.
The 21-year-old was taken to hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.
Police said they found a weapon at the crime scene.
In the bodycam video, a person at the scene can be heard telling the police officers, “You didn’t have to push him like that, brother.” One of the officers replies, “No, he tripped.”
COPA continues its investigation into the incident.
