The Latest Breaking News from David Brown

Charges pending against man accused of shooting 7-year-old boy headed to Far South Side church

“My whole family is traumatized and hurt from this senseless act of violence,” the boy’s mother wrote in a funding appeal.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2022

Chicago cop facing dismissal for having sex with a woman hours after he responded to a burglary at her home

The woman claimed she was sexually assaulted, but Officer Daniel Otero insisted the encounter was consensual. Oversight officials ruled there’s not enough evidence to prove the allegations, but they are still seeking his firing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 29, 2022

Man shot by cop after allegedly breaking into CPD facility, aiming guns at officers, likely had a ‘mental health episode,’ his lawyer says

Donald Patrick, 47, showed up at the Homan Square compound Monday and asked about retrieving property from the police department — though prosecutors said there was nothing at the facility belonging to him.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 28, 2022

Top cop’s poor response to chaotic Mexican Independence Day celebrations shows new leadership is needed

I have been trying to be fair to Brown and give him the benefit of the doubt the past couple of years. But it’s becoming evident he does not know Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 21, 2022

Gunman in SUV shoots off-duty Chicago cop shot in face in Irving Park, then crashes into two pursuing squad cars as police open fire

The suspect was able to escape and the SUV was later found abandoned about three miles away by Northeastern Illinois University police. No one was in custody.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 20, 2022

CPD employee found dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at Dan Ryan Woods

The 55-year-old man worked as a detention aide in the Austin District on the West Side, according to sources and an alert from the Police Department.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2022

Despite downtown gridlock, Chicago’s top cop defends his response to caravans of revelers for Mexican Independence Day

“By and large, the celebration [had] thousands of cars — if not tens of thousands of cars — with very little violence, if any,” Chicao Police Supt. David Brown said Monday. “This was traffic congestion.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2022

Judge won’t block release of video showing shooting that led to charges against 2 Chicago police officers

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is set to release video this week from the July 22 shooting in Pilsen, just days after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced the charges against the officers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2022

2 Chicago cops charged after video allegedly contradicts their reports of Pilsen shooting. ‘They shot me for no reason.’

Video shows police Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos, 43, and Officer Ruben Reynoso, 42, lied about an unarmed man shooting at them, the state’s attorney said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 16, 2022

2 Chicago cops to face charges in Pilsen shootout that wounded 2, Kim Foxx says

The Cook County state’s attorney said felony charges will be filed Friday against a sergeant and an officer in connection to the July shooting.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 16, 2022