Bodycam footage shows shoplifting suspect, 18, who shot a Home Depot security guard opening fire on Chicago cop before being killed by police
- Travon Chadwell, 18, was killed in a shootout with Chicago police on March 25
- Officers were called to a Home Depot in Brighton Park where Chadwell was suspected of shoplifting
- Authorities said Chadwell had shot security guard Kevin Lockett in the head before fleeing the scene
- Bodycam footage shows the moment an officer encounters the teen in a nearby neighborhood and is immediately shot
- The cop is seen collapsing to the ground, yelling: ‘I’m shot! I’m shot!’
- Another graphic clip shows the moment officers shoot Chadwell dead
Chicago officials have released graphic bodycam footage of a fatal police shooting last month that left one teenager dead and an officer and security guard wounded.
Travon Chadwell, 18, died of multiple gunshot wounds on March 25 after opening fire on a Chicago police officer and Home Depot security guard after he was suspected of shoplifting.
Officers were called to the store on 4500 S. Western Blvd in Brighton Park where Chadwell is said to have shot security guard Kevin Lockett in the head after he confronted him, Fox 32 reported.
Cops arrived to find the teenager fleeing the scene and a police chase ensued on the nearby 2400 block of West 46th Street.
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Travon Chadwell, 18, was killed in a shootout with Chicago police on March 25
Bodycam footage released on Friday shows the moment an officer (pictured) is shot by Chadwell after confronting him
The officer, who was not named, immediately collapses to the ground and shouts ‘I’m shot! I’m shot!’
The pursuit resulted in a deadly shootout after Chadwell shot an officer in the shoulder, prompting cops to fire multiple shots in return.
On Friday, Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) publicly released video and audio footage that captured the events leading up to Chadwell’s death, as well as the moment he opens fire on the officer.
Bodycam footage from the wounded officer, who was not identified, shows the cop chasing Chadwell who had fled to a nearby neighborhood.
The officer is seen running down an alleyway and onto a residential street where he encounters Chadwell who immediately shoots him.
The cop instantly collapses on the ground and is heard screaming to his partners: ‘Ah! I’m shot! I’m shot, I’m shot!’
A clip from another officer’s bodycam shows him being dragged to safety by his partner as he lay on the ground.
Graphic footage from another officer’s bodycam shows the moment police
The officer was taken to the hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound and was released the same day, according to the news station.
Footage from another officer’s bodycam also captured the moment police corner the suspect and shoot him dead.
The clip shows two officers arriving at the scene as backup after their colleague was shot.
The cops are heard ordering Chadwell to drop his weapon saying: ‘Put the ******* gun down, it’s not ******* worth it.’
Another clip shows the officers running into a nearby yard as gunfire is heard in the near distance.
‘I got him, I got him! an officer says.
The video then shows cops surrounding Chadwell’s lifeless body as it lay in a pool of blood.
n the wake of the shooting, Chadwell’s mother told CBS Chicago her son was not a ‘bad person at all’ and did not believe he intended to harm anyone.
The mom, who did not wish to be named, said her son was diagnosed with ADHD and had mental health problems.
‘He was a beautiful child,’ she told the news outlet in an interview last month.
‘My condolences to the [security guard’s] family because I know my baby did not mean to do that,’ she said. ‘He didn’t, and I am sorry that it happened. I am.
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