Chicago Cop Stripped of Police Powers After Fatal Off-Duty Shooting

CHICAGO, IL — An off-duty Chicago cop accused of fatally shooting an unarmed man he allegedly had recently been arguing with Monday was stripped of his police powers Tuesday, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson handed down this measure against the unnamed 57-year-old transit detail officer despite the shooting still being investigated by the department and the Independent Police Review Authority, the report stated. The officer will still be paid as part of department policy, the report added.

Jose Nieves, 39, was allegedly shot by the officer at around 9:15 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2, in the 2500 block of North Lowell Avenue in the Belmont Gardens neighborhood. Nieves, who was unarmed, was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Centere, where he was pronounced dead.

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Reports from the victim's family claim the shooting came after an argument earlier that morning. Johnson on Monday said he had "more questions than I have answers" about the shooting.

In July, three CPD officers involved in the fatal South Side shooting of 18-year-old Paul O'Neal were stripped of their police. In another South Side incident, a sergeant accused of fatally shooting 19-year-old Kaujuan Raye was stripped of his police powers in November.

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