Crime & Safety
Man from East Hazel Crest Shooting Hit in Back: Autopsy
Ryan Rogers, 27, was killed on Tuesday after being shot by Chicago police, according to reports.
A man killed by Chicago police from an East Hazel Crest shooting was shot in the back, ABC7 Chicago reports.
The finding comes from an autopsy performed on Ryan Rogers, 27, after the Tuesday incident in the 1900 block of 171st Street, near the border of Homewood.
Chicago police were on a stakeout in East Hazel Crest when the driver of a van, Rogers, struck a police car and tried to drive away, according to the report. That's when police opened fire.
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The East Hazel Crest Police Department and other agencies assisted Chicago police.
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The shooting is under investigation by The Independent Police Review Authority.
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