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kilo Member	Tue Nov 13 14:42:10 Mass shooter suspect November 13, 20183:25 AM ET Police Fatally Shoot Black Security Guard Who Detained Shooting Suspect When police arrived after reports of a shooting over the weekend at a bar outside Chicago, witnesses say Jemel Roberson, a 26-year-old security guard who worked there, had already subdued the alleged assailant, pinning him to the ground. Adam Harris, who was at Manny's Blue Bar in Robbins at the time of the incident on Sunday, told WGN-TV that Roberson was holding "somebody on the ground with his knee in his back, with his gun in his back" when officers from neighboring Midlothian got there early Sunday. Midlothian Police Chief Daniel Delaney said that's when one of his officers "encountered a subject with a gun" and shot him, according to a statement given to the media. But the "subject" was Roberson, not the suspect in the bar shooting. Witnesses say Roberson was wearing his uniform, including a hat emblazoned with the word "security," and was holding a firearm he was licensed to carry. Midlothian police confirmed that two officers responded to the scene at the bar on Sunday and that one of them opened fire. "Everybody was screaming out 'Security!' " Harris told WGN. "And they still did their job, and saw a black man with a gun, and basically killed him." Roberson was declared dead shortly after arriving at a hospital. Four others at the bar, including the shooting suspect, sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Delaney said that the Cook County Sheriff's Office and the Robbins Police Department were investigating the shooting. 'I Can't Breathe' Examines Modern Policing And The Life And Death Of Eric Garner THE WEEK'S BEST STORIES FROM NPR BOOKS 'I Can't Breathe' Examines Modern Policing And The Life And Death Of Eric Garner Roberson was the father of a 9-month-old son. "This was going to be my baby's first Christmas with his dad and now he's going to miss out on everything," Avontea Boose, the child's mother, told The Associated Press. It is with great sadness that we inform you of the tragic passing of 2010 Lane Tech graduate and Lane Tech Basketball alumn, Jemel Roberson. We pass along our deepest condolences to the friends and family of Jemel. Jemel had a big smile and a bigger heart. You will be missed. pic.twitter.com/gpdrI6qQtc — Lane Tech Basketball (@LaneTechHoops) November 12, 2018 Roberson was also a musician for churches in his community. "Every artist he's ever played for, every musician he's ever sat beside, we're all just broken because we have no answers," the Rev. Patricia Hill told WGN. She added that Roberson had dreamed of being a police officer. "He was getting ready to train and do all that stuff, so the very people he wanted to be family with, took his life," Hill said. The Pain Of Police Killings Can Last Decades CODE SWITCH The Pain Of Police Killings Can Last Decades Roberson's family filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Midlothian police department and the officer who shot him, seeking damages of $1 million. A GoFundMe page has been established to raise money for funeral costs. Family and friends held a vigil Monday evening at the nightclub where he was killed. https://www.npr.org/2018/11/13/667252788/police-fatally-shoot-black-security-guard-who-detained-suspected-shooter
tumbleweed the wanderer	Tue Nov 13 14:47:20 oops we'll have to wait & see if he had any marijuana in his home or car
kilo Member	Tue Nov 13 15:11:46 Killed by people from a job that you are wanting to get into.......damn
McKobb Member	Tue Nov 13 15:14:09 http://youtu.be/eF8c3BjFWsw
Paramount Member	Tue Nov 13 15:25:34 So what is the point of being a good guy with a gun?
tumbleweed the wanderer	Tue Nov 13 15:36:15 if the guard had shot the guy before the cops came he would've been fine don't let cops catch you holding a weapon
hood Member	Tue Nov 13 15:46:18 "So what is the point of being a good guy with a gun?" Extrajudicial execution.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Tue Nov 13 19:33:23 "Everybody was screaming out 'Security!' " Harris told WGN. "And they still did their job, and saw a black man with a gun, and basically killed him." Maybe Black Lives Matter has a point. It is now the job of the police, if they see a black man with a gun, kill him.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Tue Nov 13 19:33:57 R.I.P.
obaminated Member	Tue Nov 13 23:37:55 An unfortunate accident, has less to due with skin color and more to do with an officer encountering two men fighting and guns being involved.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Tue Nov 13 23:53:27 The security man had the perp down on the ground with his knee in his back and was holding his gun on him. Plus his hat said security, he was in uniform and the crowd was yelling security. I'm not quite sure how it can be called an accident.
patom Member	Wed Nov 14 05:00:10 And the thin Blue Line will tighten their lines. Probably point to other incidents in order to deflect from this one.
mexicantardnado Member	Wed Nov 14 05:44:32 duuuuur I have my duuuuur own duuuuur version of duuuur events duuuur you mind duuuur you business duuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrr drooooooooooooooooooool
Borthas Member	Wed Nov 14 12:23:12 Damn, it sure seems being a good guy with a gun doesn't work in the US...
hood Member	Wed Nov 14 12:27:35 It only works if you will people. If the security guard just shot the bad guy dead, he'd be a police officer the next day. Arrests? Court costs? Due process? Kill that mother fucker, we don't want t more paperwork!
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