No charges against Chicago officer who shot black man in back

December 08, 2015 01:32

The Chicago officer who fatally shot a 25-year-old black man in the back last year will not be charged in his death, an Illinois states attorney said Monday.

Cook County States Attorney Anita Alvarez announced in a news conference that Officer George Hernandez would not face charges in the death of Ronald Johnson III, who was shot twice during a police chase in October 2014.

The attorneys office released dash cam video of the incident, which shows Johnson running away from officers as Hernandez steps out of his vehicle and fires into his back. The states attorneys office said Johnson was carrying a firearm and refused officers demands to drop the weapon.

The release of the video follows murder charges in the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old who was shot 16 times by Chicago Officer Jason Van Dyke in October 2014.

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