Man fatally shot by police in South Shore
Chicago police investigate July 29, 2016, a police-involved fatal shooting that happened the day before in the 7300 block of South Merrill Avenue in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood.
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Paul O’Neal, 18, was fatally shot by police during a confrontation in a South Shore neighborhood on July 28, 2016. Three officers were relieved of their police powers following the shooting.
Police officers set up crime scene tape July 28, 2016, at the corner of 73rd Street and South Merrill Avenue.
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Police block off the 7300 block of South Merrill Avenue on July 28, 2016, in Chicago.
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A neighbor records the scene on his smartphone in the 7300 block of South Merrill Avenue on July 28, 2016, where police fatally shot 18-year-old Paul O’Neal during a confrontation.
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A Chicago police sergeant instructs officers at a shooting scene in the 7300 block of South Merrill Avenue late on July 28, 2016.
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Neighbors watch as their street becomes a crime scene at the corner of 73rd Street and South Merrill Avenue on July 28, 2016, in Chicago.
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A neighbor looks around as her street becomes a crime scene on the 7300 block of South Merrill Avenue on July 28, 2016, in Chicago.
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A police sergeant talks with neighbors as a man records the interaction with his cellphone at the corner of East 73rd Street and South Merrill Avenue on July 28, 2016, in Chicago.
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