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Chicago officer fatally shoots two in West Side disturbance
A Chicago police officer killed two people early Saturday after responding to a domestic disturbance on the West Side. Quintonio Legrier, 19, a NIU student, died at 4 51 a.m. Bettie Jones, 55, a mother of five, died at 5 14 a.m. Both were black. The officer’s identity and status were not released. The incident follows a federal civil rights probe sparked by the 2014 Laquan McDonald shooting. Legrier’s mother said he had mental health issues and was not armed. she accused police of overreacting.
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