Chicago police officer fatally shoots 2 in responding to domestic disturbance

Janet Cooksey holds a photo of her son, Quintonio LeGrier, who was fatally shot by police
(Image credit: Megan Crepeau/Chicago Tribune via Twitter)

A Chicago police officer fatally shot two people early Saturday after responding to a domestic disturbance call, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The father of Quintonio LeGrier, a 19-year-old engineering student, reportedly called the police because his son seemed agitated and was carrying a metal baseball bat. LeGrier, who was pronounced dead on the scene, was reportedly shot seven times, according to family members.

"My son was going somewhere," LeGrier's mother, Janet Cooksey, told the Tribune. "He wasn't just a thug on the street."

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The woman who died was reportedly Bettie Jones, a bystander in the downstairs apartment building who witnesses said opened the door for police. The Independent Police Review Authority is investigating the incident.

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