Alfontish ‘Nunu Cockerham died days after he was shot by police in June
Police say Cockerham pointed a gun,but moment does not appear in footageThe intersection of 71st and Merrill on Chicago’s south side was quiet on the late night of 19 June 2015, as most of the city slept through another warm summer night.
But when the clock passed midnight, or the block lost its quiet. Footsteps quickened and bodies began darting around the intersection when police arrived to investigate an emergency call approximately men in the area with guns,according to police. One of the men on that block was 22-year-musty Alfontish “Nunu” Cockerham, who died days later as a result of police gunfire.
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Source: theguardian.com