Chicago Police Kill 2 During Domestic Disturbance Call

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Patrick Smith‏Verified account @pksmid 2h2 hours ago
Closing arguments are this morning in the civil trial over the 2015 Chicago police shooting of Quintonio LeGrier.

Sam Charles‏Verified account @samjcharles 42m42 minutes ago
Closing arguments today in the Quintonio LeGrier/Robert Rialmo wrongful death trial. It’s largely focused on how close LeGrier was to Rialmo when the officer shot him, as well as where they were on the property at 4710 W. Erie on Dec. 26, 2015.

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Patrick Smith‏Verified account @pksmid 5h5 hours ago
LeGrier family attorney just wrapped up his closing argument. Repeatedly pointed to multiple shots to Quintonio LeGrier’s back as part of proof he was “not a threat” when police shot him. Asks the jury to award $12.5-$25 million in damages.

Sam Charles‏Verified account @samjcharles 4h4 hours ago
Sidebar called. Brodsky was in the middle of saying that he believes Quintonio LeGrier was committing suicide by cop. Foutris vehemently objected.

Dan Hinkel‏ @dhinkel 2h2 hours ago
Brodsky was allowed to theorize that Quintonio LeGrier might have wanted police to shoot him dead.

CBS Chicago‏Verified account @cbschicago 39m39 minutes ago
Jurors are now deliberating in the lawsuit filed by the family of Quintonio LeGrier vs. CPD Officer Robert Rialmo and the city, for fatal police shooting in 2015.

Beth Bria TV‏ @BethBriaTV 29m29 minutes ago
Closing arguments have ended in the Quintonio LeGrier wrongful death case. Robert Rialmo's attorney Joel Brodsky suggested today that LeGrier may have planned to die by police shooting. Here's what he said after court. @cbschicago

(video clip Beth Bria TV on Twitter )
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June 27, 2018

CBS Chicago‏Verified account @cbschicago 22h22 hours ago
Jurors have returned a verdict in the civil trial for Chicago police officer Robert Rialmo. The family of Quintonio LeGrier has been awarded more than $1 million.


CharlieWojciechowski‏Verified account @Charlienews 22h22 hours ago
Truly mixed verdict in the trial of Robert Rialmo. A jury finds for the estate of Quintonio LeGrier with regard to wrongful death. Awards 1 million and $50,000. Same jury finds in favor of Rialmowho claimed LeGrier intentionally inflict emotional distress. Awards $0.


WGN TV News‏Verified account @WGNNews 22h22 hours ago
BREAKING: The jury has awarded the LeGrier family $1M in the wrongful death civil lawsuit against Officer Robert Rialmo. The LeGrier family asked for $12-$25M. Rialmo fatally shot 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier in 2015...http://via.wgntv.com/nURzN

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Joel A. Brodsky Esq.‏ @Joelabrodsky 22h22 hours ago
Jury finds Robert Rialmo was justified in shooting Quintonio LeGrier. Judgement for Rialmo

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FOX 32 News‏Verified account @fox32news 21h21 hours ago
#BREAKING UPDATE: A jury in a wrongful death lawsuit had just awarded Quintonio LeGrier's family $1 million after the teen was fatally shot by a Chicago officer in 2015. However, the judge reversed the decision and Quintonio's family will now get nothing.

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Annie Sweeney‏ @Annie1221 21h21 hours ago
Annie Sweeney Retweeted Dan Hinkel

Jury finds shooting of Quintonio LeGrier by Officer Robert Rialmo unjustified and awards $1.05 million to family. But as @dhinkel reports, things are still developing. Stay tuned.

Dan Hinkel‏ @dhinkel
Dan Hinkel Retweeted Dan Hinkel

HOLD ON. The jury answered a also answered a special interrogatory indicating Rialmo fired in fear of his life. Judge said from the bench that that constitutes a finding against the family and for Rialmo and the City.


Dan Hinkel‏ @dhinkel
Dan Hinkel Retweeted Dan Hinkel

When the judge said the jury had found in favor of his claim, attorney Joel Brodsky, who filed the unusual claim, visibly jumped in his seat.
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The Chicago Reporter‏ @ChicagoReporter 21h21 hours ago
A judge reversed a jury decision to award $1 million to the family of police shooting victim Quintonio LeGrier in a surprise turnabout in court today after a “special interrogatory” was posed to jurors.

 

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Audrina Bigos‏Verified account @AudrinaBigos 20h20 hours ago
Just In: Officer Robert Rialmo's statement after jury finds he feared for his life when he shot Quintonio LeGrier.

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The Jam‏ @TheJamTVShow 8h8 hours ago
The #QuintonioLeGrier case comes to a shocking close, with the judge overturning the jury's decision to award damages to the LeGrier estate. @BpopeTV shares the latest.

(video clip The Jam on Twitter )
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Chicago Cop Favored In Conflicting Trial Verdict (with clip)

"...Juror Dave Fitzsimmons spoke to the media after the verdict was handed down at the Daley Center Wednesday evening.

“Over the last eight days we’ve heard a lot of conflicting testimony and conflicting information from the expert witnesses,” Fitzsimmons said. “At the end of the day, it really came down to the physical evidence.”

During the trial, Rialmo testified he saw LeGrier barreling down the apartment building stairs holding a baseball bat over his head.

“I thought he was going to take my head off,” Rialmo testified...."

Chicago Cop Favored In Conflicting Trial Verdict
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Jury awards LeGrier family $1M in Chicago police shooting lawsuit, but judge reverses decision (with clip)

"CHICAGO (AP) - The judge presiding over a wrongful death lawsuit resulting from the 2015 fatal shooting of a teenager by a Chicago police officer on Wednesday reversed a jury finding in favor of the teen's family.

The Cook County jury awarded $1.05 million to the family of Quintonio LeGrier. However, Judge Rena Marie Van Tine reversed the decision after learning the jury also found Officer Robert Rialmo feared for his life when responding to a call of a disturbance.

The LeGrier estate had asked for between $12.55 million and $25.05 million. Van Tine's decision means the family will receive no money....

In making their decision, jurors signed a special interrogatory finding that Rialmo fired in reasonable fear of death or great bodily harm. Van Tine found the interrogatory outweighed the decision for LeGrier's estate and found in Rialmo's favor....

A Chicago police disciplinary body has ruled the shooting of LeGrier unjustified and recommended Rialmo's firing.

The jury on Wednesday also found in favor of Rialmo in his lawsuit filed against the LeGrier estate for the infliction of emotional distress. However, the jury didn't award him any money."

Jury awards LeGrier family $1M in Chicago police shooting lawsuit, but judge reverses decision
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Judge rejects jury's decision in LeGrier wrongful death lawsuit; family, estate awarded no damages (with clip)

"...The jury deliberated for three hours.

"I don't believe Officer Rialmo is a bad person necessarily. I think he just made a bad decision in the moment," said Dave Fitzsimmons, jury foreperson.

"The city won when clearly, we had proved our case," said LeGrier estate attorney Bill Foutris.

LeGrier's father said nothing as he left court.

"If he's justified in using deadly force, there are no damages. That is simply the law," said Joel Brodsky, Rialmo's attorney.

When Brodsky was asked if the jury was instructed that if they check "yes" on the question of whether the shooting was justified the LeGrier estate would get nothing.

"Probably not," Brodsky answered....

Brian Gainer, an attorney hired by the City of Chicago, said that a person brandishing a bat is a threat.

"It's a life and death situation that happened in an instant. And in these situations people are going to see different things," Gainer said...."

Judge rejects jury's decision in LeGrier wrongful death lawsuit; family, estate awarded no damages
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Judge says law forbids damages in Quintonio Legrier case (with clip)

"...All 12 jurors agreed the officer feared for his life when he fired at Quintonio LeGrier, freeing him from any wrongdoing.

The judge threw out the award because she says if a shooting is justified, the law forbids damages...."

Judge says law forbids damages in Quintonio Legrier case
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Quintonio LeGrier’s mother speaks out day after judge reverses jury finding (with clip)

JUNE 28, 2018

"...After the ruling, Cooksey said she felt the jury was confused and was not properly instructed by the judge. She said it was never about the money. It was about getting justice for her son, and she is still waiting for that justice. She pledged to keep fighting for justice.

“You know, I lost my child. Robert Rialmo never showed remorse. He didn’t even show remorse for Bettie Jones in his deposition. I was there and he was cocky and very arrogant," she said. “I know my son. He wouldn’t hurt insects, let alone a person.”...

“He called for help. Why would he want to attack the help when he thought they were coming for him?” Cooksey said.

Jones' family stands to get $16 million in a settlement with the city.

The family's attorneys said they are considering their options, and Cooksey said the case is far from over.

“It’s about Robert Rialmo. He has to go. He has shown no remorse," she said....

Cooksey said she's afraid of what Rialmo might do back on the job.

"How can he be on the force again?” she said. "He said that the training is a joke. If the training is a joke then you’re a joke on the job. So how can they actually have him on the force again with that type of mentality? that means we're in danger.”

Rialmo is on paid desk duty. The Chicago Police Board has not decided if he should be fired. LeGrier’s mother said the family rejected a settlement offer from the city before trial that was for more than a million dollars."

Quintonio LeGrier’s mother speaks out day after judge reverses jury finding

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Family of Quintonio LeGrier considers further litigation (video clip)

Family of Quintonio LeGrier considers further litigation
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With Quintonio LeGrier trial over, Robert Rialmo still faces legal hurdles

"...Rialmo, 29, still faces possible discipline from the Chicago Police Board for the shooting of LeGrier and Bettie Jones in December 2015. He is also facing criminal charges for his role in a fight in a Northwest Side restaurant last December. That fight, which was captured on video, is also still under investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, the city’s police oversight agency....

Shortly after the shooting, the LeGrier and Jones estates filed wrongful death lawsuits against Rialmo and the city...

Earlier this month, the city settled with the Jones estate for $16 million...."

With Quintonio LeGrier trial over, Robert Rialmo still faces legal hurdles
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Kim Foxx to drop theft charges against Robert Rialmo

07/05/2018

"Chicago Police Officer Robert Rialmo — who is still facing legal hurdles from the Chicago Police Board stemming from the shooting deaths of Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones in 2015 — got an early 4th of July breather.

• Translation: Sneed has learned Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office decided to drop the theft charge lodged against Rialmo, a former U.S. Marine, stemming from a bar fight in a Northwest Side restaurant last December.

However, the two misdemeanor battery charges filed against Rialmo by two bar patrons are set for trial Monday before Judge Daniel Gallagher..."

Kim Foxx to drop theft charges against Robert Rialmo
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Rialmo set to face trial next week for December fight in NW Side restaurant

07/08/2018

"Though one of the charges against him will be dropped, embattled Chicago Police officer Robert Rialmo is set to go on trial this week over his role in a December 2017 fight at a Northwest Side restaurant.

Rialmo, 29, still faces two counts of misdemeanor battery stemming from a fight at at Moretti’s Ristorante and Pizzeria on Dec. 17, 2017.

The fight, which shows Rialmo knocking two other men to the ground in a flurry of punches, was captured on video:

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(Note: Incident begins at 1:36 mark in top-right corner of video.)

The trial is expected to commence Monday and last through Tuesday, according to Rialmo’s attorney..."

Rialmo set to face trial next week for December fight in NW Side restaurant
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Bar fight trial begins for Chicago officer involved in fatal shooting of LeGrier

 

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07/09/2018

Defense: Chicago cop Robert Rialmo threw ‘jabs’ at bar but feared for his safety

"A week after a Cook County civil jury found he was essentially justified in the shooting death of 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier, Chicago police officer Robert Rialmo was back in court Monday — on trial for his role in a December 2017 bar fight.

Rialmo’s attorney, Joel Brodsky didn’t deny that his client, who was off duty at the time, had thrown a couple of “jabs” in the early morning hours of Dec. 17, 2017, at Moretti’s Ristorante and Pizzeria on the Northwest Side.

But Brodsky said Rialmo, 29, did so only after he feared for his safety from two patrons, one of who had “attacked” him at the bar...."

Defense: Chicago cop Robert Rialmo threw 'jabs' at bar but feared for his safety
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Dan Hinkel‏ @dhinkel 11h11 hours ago
Officer Robert Rialmo’s trial on misdemeanor battery charges goes into its second day today. A ruling is possible. Stay tuned


Charlie J. Johnson ‏ @Charliemagne 2h2 hours ago
Robert Rialmo, Chicago police officer who killed Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones, cleared in bench trial of midsdemeanor battery charges in bar fight
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