Federal Charges for Chicago Officer in Shooting Caught on Video

A Chicago police officer is facing federal criminal charges for shooting two black teenagers in 2013, when he fired into a stolen car that was moving away from him in an incident that was recorded on video.

An indictment filed on Thursday and made public on Friday charges Officer Marco Proano with two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law, each one carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Both of the teenagers who were shot survived. Video of the encounter, captured by a dashboard camera in the officer’s squad car, became public last year as part of a criminal case against another teenager in the car, after the city had declined to release it.

The Fraternal Order of Police, which has defended Officer Proano’s conduct, declined to comment. In a statement, the Chicago Police Department asserted that it would “have zero tolerance for proven misconduct,” and noted that the officer “was relieved of his police powers last year.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/17/us/federal-charges-chicago-police-officer-shooting.html?emc=edit_th_20160917&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=60905533