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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Andy Grimm

Prosecutors drop charges against two men charged in 2011 slaying of off-duty CPD cop

Tyrone Clay leaves Cook County Jail on Wednesday surrounded by family and attorneys. Clay was accused of shooting Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis in a 2011 robbery in Austin. Prosecutors dropped the charges before a hearing in which detectives and prosecutors were to be questioned about their failure to turn over exculpatory evidence. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Charges were dropped Wednesday against two of the three men accused of killing an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2011, the latest twist in a case marred by allegations of misconduct by police and prosecutors.

Tyrone Clay faced nearly 80 felony counts and co-defendant Edgardo Colon was charged with 18 counts in connection with the fatal shooting of veteran Officer Clifton Lewis during a robbery at an Austin convenience store.

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