Crime & Safety
Chicago Police Board Decides To Fire Officer Robert Rialmo Over Deadly Shooting
Last November, Police Supt. Eddie Johnson recommended Rialmo be fired, eight months after calling the shooting justified.
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Police Board on Thursday decided to fire Officer Robert Rialmo over a 2015 shooting the 2015 shooting that killed 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier and 55-year-old Bettie Jones.
Last November, Police Supt. Eddie Johnson recommended Rialmo be fired, eight months after calling the shooting justified. The superintendent accused Rialmo of violating five department rules: conduct impeding the department’s efforts to achieve its policy, and bringing discredit on the department; disobeying an order or directive; inattention to duty; incompetency; and unlawful or unnecessary use of a weapon.
