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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Emmanuel Camarillo

CPD officer gets one-year suspension for role in 2020 shooting of unarmed man on Red Line platform

Chicago Police Officers Melvina Bogard and Bernard Butler struggle to arrest Ariel Roman at the Grand Avenue Red Line station in February 2020. After Roman broke free from Butler and ran up an escalator, Bogard shot him twice, wounding him. (Chicago police)

The Chicago Police Board voted Thursday to suspend an officer for one year for his role in the 2020 shooting of an unarmed man during an arrest at a CTA Red Line station.

The board, during its monthly meeting at CPD headquarters, voted 5-4 in favor of suspending Officer Bernard Butler without pay.

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