Video of fatal shooting shows Chicago officers firing at car

CHICAGO (AP) — Video released today related to the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old suspected car thief shows officers firing into a fleeing vehicle, then handcuffing the blood-covered suspect after a foot chase.

Officers are seen pursuing Paul O'Neal through a yard and over a fence amid the sound of gunshots. Officers then cuff the suspect, who is face down on the ground with blood on the back of his white shirt.

The fatal shooting isn't seen on any of the videos released today because the officer's body camera wasn't recording at the time, police said. An autopsy found O'Neal died from a gunshot wound to the back.

Atty. Michael Oppenheimer, who represents O'Neal's family, said the video showed officers taking "street justice into their own hands." Oppenheimer said O'Neal's family viewed the video this morning and it left them distraught, so they left without speaking to the media.

It was the city's first release of video of a fatal police shooting under a new policy that calls for such material to be made public within 60 days. That and other policy changes represent an effort to restore public confidence in the department after video released last year showing Laquan McDonald, a black teenager, shot 16 times by a white officer sparked protests and led to the ouster of the former police superintendent.

The latest recording catches the car being pursued by officers as it blows through a stop sign and smashes head-on into another police cruiser.

More than a half-dozen officers are seen racing between houses into backyards in pursuit of a person who fled from the car.