“Rev. Jackson called to the Rainbow/PUSH stage a man who is the brother of Rekia Boyd, the 22-year-old woman who died a day after she was shot in the head by an off-duty Chicago Police detective in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood. The shooting happened about 1 a.m. Wednesday in the 3100 block of West 15th Place after the off-duty detective pulled out of an alley and saw several people causing a disturbance, according to a police News Affairs statement. When the officer rolled down his window to investigate the disturbance, 39-year-old Antonio Cross allegedly approached him carrying a handgun, according to police News Affairs. Police say Cross pointed the gun at the detective, who fired his weapon from his vehicle, striking Cross and Boyd, who was nearby. Cross was treated and released from a hospital by early Thursday.”
- Jacksons call for federal ban on ‘Stand Your Ground’ statutes - Chicago Sun-Times
- Jacksons call for federal ban on ‘Stand Your Ground’ statutes - Chicago Sun-Times
