Afternoon Briefing: Body camera footage in fatal police shooting released

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Fred Waller, the former chief of patrol for the Chicago Police Department, was named the department’s interim superintendent, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson announced today.

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COPA releases body camera footage in fatal Chicago police shooting of Reginald Clay Jr.

Reginald Clay Jr. appears to hold a gun as he turns toward police in a new video of the fatal shooting released by COPA today. Read more here.

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