Chicago Police Add Insult to Injury With $10 Million Lawsuit

A Chicago police officer who fatally shot a mentally ill teen in December 2015 adds insult to injury with a $10 million dollar lawsuit against the boy’s family for “extreme emotional trauma.” Officer Robert Rialmo was one of the officers who responded to a call after his victim’s father became concerned about his son’s erratic behavior. With claims that the 19-year-old swung a baseball bat at him, the officer shot Quintonio LeGrier six times and accidentally shot and killed a neighbor who was standing nearby.

The lawsuit is a new low for the Chicago Police Department (CPD). It states that the officer reasonably believed that if he did not use deadly force against the mentally-challenged teen, LeGrier would have killed him. As a result of the incident, Rialmo says he has and will continue to experience extreme … click HERE to continue reading