Officials: Chaotic scene erupts with angry crowd after fatal police shooting in South Shore
© Scott Olson/Getty Images Police investigate the scene of a shooting on May 27, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago police have added more than 1,000 officers to the streets over the Memorial Day weekend, hoping to put a dent in crime, during what is typically one of the more violent weekends of the year. In 2016, 6 people were killed and another 65 were wounded by gun violence over the Memorial Day weekend.A large crowd chanting "murderers" and some hurling bottles pushed back against Chicago police guarding the scene where a man was fatally shot by officers Saturday evening in the South Shore neighborhood.
Paramedics responded to the 7100 block of South Chappel Avenue shortly after 5:30 p.m. and took the victim, an adult male, to Jackson Park Hospital, where he will be pronounced dead, said Larry Merritt, a fire department spokesman.
No police officers were injured, said head police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, who used 2098 E. 71st St. as the address of the shooting.
The incident began when patrol officers on foot saw a man exhibiting characteristics of an armed person.
"He looked like he may have something on him," Guglielmi said. "They go to question him and at that point a confrontation ensues and he is shot."
The man, who was armed, was taken to an area hospital where he died, Guglielmi said.
About 7:30 p.m., a chaotic scene unfolded as more than 100 people cordoned off behind a police tape began chanting: "Murderers!" as they pushed, flipped police off, and threw bottles. As officers dealt with the crowd, pushing back, some of them pulled out their batons, and held them horizontally.
One man suspected of throwing bottles was arrested, Guglielmi said.
"There were some members of the community who were upset," Guglielmi said. "This is a tragic situation, where an individual lost his life."
Officers on the scene began working with the crowd, many of whom had "a false sense of what occurred," Guglielmi said. "There was a lot of bad information out there. We have cops out there, community affairs officers, trying to give them as much information as we can."
As of 8:40 p.m. the crowd remained.
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(It should also be mentioned that one day this past week in a 24 hour period 6 people were shot dead, and 10 wounded-no riots ensued.-Me)