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A former suburban Chicago police officer who killed a black teen and injured his girlfriend while on patrol was charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
A grand jury indicted former Waukegan Police officer Dante Salinas in connection with the October 2020 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette and wounded his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, according to the Lake County State's Attorney's office.
Williams crashed the car and was "in the process of reversing and attempting to leave the area as Officer Salinas exited his squad car," the state's attorney's office said in a statement. "The car did not hit Salinas. While standing next to Ms. Williams' vehicle and clear of its path, Officer Salinas fired several shots into the driver's side of the vehicle as it continued to reverse past him."
Neither Williams nor Marcellis Stinnette had a gun or any other weapon on them at the time, the state's attorney's office said.
Salinas surrendered to authorities Thursday. He has entered a plea of not guilty, according to his lawyer Douglas Zeit.
A court hearing is scheduled for Nov. 15.
Williams was charged with Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding. She has pleaded not guilty.
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A grand jury indicted former Waukegan Police officer Dante Salinas in connection with the October 2020 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette and wounded his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, according to the Lake County State's Attorney's office.
Williams crashed the car and was "in the process of reversing and attempting to leave the area as Officer Salinas exited his squad car," the state's attorney's office said in a statement. "The car did not hit Salinas. While standing next to Ms. Williams' vehicle and clear of its path, Officer Salinas fired several shots into the driver's side of the vehicle as it continued to reverse past him."
Neither Williams nor Marcellis Stinnette had a gun or any other weapon on them at the time, the state's attorney's office said.
Salinas surrendered to authorities Thursday. He has entered a plea of not guilty, according to his lawyer Douglas Zeit.
A court hearing is scheduled for Nov. 15.
Williams was charged with Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding. She has pleaded not guilty.
Former Ill. Police Officer Charged with Murder in 2020 Shooting of Black Teen Marcellis Stinnette
Marcellis Stinnette, 19, was killed and his girlfriend was wounded in the Oct. 2020 shooting
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