Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's Southwest Side
chicago.suntimes.com
Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. The woman who was shot "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting officers to open fire, DHS said. She was taken in fair condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/28403542

In other words, she was doing the kind of thing they do to random people all day long. Knowing how cops feel, it was probably an ordinary traffic jam.

  • goferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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    4 hours ago

    Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said the shooting erupted after patrolling agents were “rammed by 10 cars” and “boxed in.” Agents then fired “defensive shots” when they discovered the woman “was armed with a semi-automatic weapon” while driving one of the cars, McLaughlin said.

    I’m sure the ones firing were excited at the thought of being able to shoot people.

    And really their excuse is we just defensively shot when going around the city to kidnap people