Friday, August 6, 2021

Chicago Cop Accused of Shooting Man Having an Anxiety Attack Is Charged

Chicago Cop Accused of Shooting Man Having an Anxiety Attack Is Charged A Chicago police officer faces criminal charges stemming from a 2020 shooting on a train platform. Melvina Bogard is accused of tasing and shooting an unarmed man after approaching him for violating an ordinance. Ariel Roman survived the shooting and has filed a federal lawsuit against Bogard and another cop. A Chicago police officer has been charged with aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct for shooting a man twice last year on a train platform, a spokesperson for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office confirmed to Insider. Officer Melvina Bogard, 32, who is accused of shooting Ariel Roman at a train station in downtown Chicago on February 28, 2020, surrendered to the state's attorney's office on Thursday morning.

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