Chicago police say an officer was accidentally shot and killed by her partner
Chicago police say an officer was accidentally shot and killed by her partner
Chicago police officials say an officer killed this week was accidentally shot and killed by her partner after they encountered someone with a rifle when they chased a suspect into an apartment.
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer was unintentionally shot and killed by her partner after they chased a suspect into an apartment and encountered another person with a rifle, officials said.
Krystal Rivera, 36, a four-year veteran of the department, is survived by a 10-year-old daughter.
The partner was the only person who fired a weapon, and the “gunfire unintentionally struck Officer Rivera,” city police said in a statement Friday. An autopsy showed she was shot in the back.
Tragic.
Colleagues had brought her to the hospital in a squad car that crashed and caught on fire due to a malfunction, according to Police Superintendent Larry Snelling. She was then transported in another squad car.
So absent an outstanding delay in the arrival of an ambulance, WTF?
She was a cop. No, not tragic. She signed on to kill people in her community.
Not a great look for the PD
A cop died? 😴
Oh hey it's my favourite cop, Officer Down!
Shot in the back, you say?
Probably running away.
Always has been
Why was the weapon fired?
Guns don't kill people. Cops with guns kill people
So what was she going to do that got her shot? About to file an HR complaint?
Did her partner not like her?