Rekia Boyd, 22 shot and killed by an off duty Chicago detective
CHICAGO, IL — Rekia Boyd, 22 is dead after being shot in the head and Antonio Cross, 39, is clueless as to why he is being charged with one count of misdemeanor aggravated assault after suffering a gunshot injury to the hand and almost having his thumb blown off by an off-duty police detective.
Cross explained to WGN News the conversation he had with the detective after the shooting.
“Why the f*ck did you shoot me for? Awe man I thought you had a weapon. How the f*ck did you think my phone was a weapon when I was on the phone?! Why the f*ck did you shoot me?!!!”
Cross recalls the moment the detective pulled out the gun:
“I turn around I see him sticking his gun out of the window.. I said “oh my God”, and I put my hand up like this (put his hand over his face to shield himself from the gunshot) I think he tried to shoot me in my face too.”
Cross was talking to a friend on the phone when the shooting occurred and says that phone records will back him up (police confiscated his phone as evidence). The friend on the other end of the line confirms his story that he was talking to Cross on the phone when he suddenly heard five shots and then the call dropped..
Antonio Cross recounts watching the last moments of Rekia's life as she lay motionless, bleeding on the sidewalk
He was constantly f*cking shooting his gun. I never had a gun. He told me to sit down and shut the f*ck up.. I sat down on the pole while I looked over at that young lady’s body motionless. She moved one time and never moved again.
The young lady, 22-year-old Rekia Boyd was shot in the head, she was later pronounced dead at 1:15 pm at Mount Sinai Hospital.
POLICE are saying the shooting is JUSTIFIED although THEY RECOVERED NO WEAPON FROM THE SCENE.
Cross and his friends were standing on the 1500 California block when an off-duty detective opened fire on the group
Cross and his friends were standing on the 1500 California block corner when a detective opened fire on the crowd. The police report states totally the opposite.. According to the police, Reportedly the officer was investigating a disturbance near his home when the officer claims a man approached his car with a gun.
Police said Cross approached the detective’s car with a handgun around 1 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of 15th Place and Albany Avenue. The detective opened fire, hitting the him in the hand but also striking Boyd in the head, according to police officials.
Officers in the area, near Douglas Park, heard the gunfire and rushed to the scene. Police said he had been taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
Pat Camden, a police union spokesman, said the detective was in his car and stopped as he approached four people on the street who were causing a disturbance.
When he told them to quiet down, they approached his car and one of them raised a gun and pointed it at the detective, Camden said. “At that point he fired a couple of shots in fear for his life,’’ Camden said. “He hit two offenders who ran from the scene.’’
Camden said the couple were found and taken to the hospital.
Police News Affairs released a statement saying the detective rolled down the window of his car to investigate a disturbance “and observed a male offender approach him with a handgun. At that point, the offender pointed the weapon in the direction of the detective. The detective announced his office and, as a result of this action, the detective discharged his weapon from his vehicle striking the offender. The offender was transported to an area hospital.
Rekia Boyd's brother holds life and death photos of his sister at a press conference
Rekia’s brother is asking for justice and questioning how the shooting can be labeled “justified.”
So a police officer shot at 4 people who were all UNARMED leaving one dead and one alive who was smart enough to call the news and tell his story.. I will definitely be keeping up with this investigation.
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51 Comments
Another Unarmed Young Black Life Taken.
wtf is going on… ima start bukin at they punkass… then we will see whos the blame
Another bites the dust. What is going on here? Why so many killing nowaday?
Thanks for sharing this! I just put it on my page, too!
Awww thank you Ms kissy , may god be with her & her family & pray they find peace
It's gonna be a riot if there is no justice in these deaths, I can feel It!
IGNORANCE IS WHAT IS CAUSING SOME OF THESE WHITE FOLKS TO BE SHOOTING AT US.
Chicago is having a hard time now…
Wtf……..is it killing season for my young black brothers…….smfh
seriousily think USA should revise on her law of gun position…….otherwise more livies wil be lost……sincerely condonlences to the dear family……
wow wtf is going on….smdh this is just sad.
This has pissed me off! Something HAS to be done! This shooting was NOT justified at all!! Those crackers doing that ish cus they keep getting away with it!
seriousily think USA should revise on her law of gun posessition…….otherwise more livies wil be lost……sincerely condonlences to the dear family……
Time to make moves
A family friend of mine….everyone here is devastated..
"gun laws have nothing to do with this one. These people were shot by police. Now what. We need a vehicle that can follow up on things like this. Or do we have one.
well im glad he got ccharged, but why aggrevated assault and not murder?
@ James read the story the young girl who got shot , they stated her friend pulled out a gun on and unarm off duty cop but 60 to 70 witness's stated there was no gun than the off duty cop took it upon his self to shoot at both citizen & shot Rekia in the head. So that's why her friend didn't get charge with murder & he didn't have a gun why should he be charge the off duty cop should be charge.
WYD! Oh hell Nawh! Something has to be done!
This needs to be reported on Politics Nation.
smdh… wow; JUST WOW!!! Why are we being targeted???
Kill whitey simple as that
IM FROM CINCINNATI. THE LAST TIME ALL THIS SENSELESS KILLING OF UNARMED BLACK FOLKS HAPPENED WE SHUT THE DAMN CITY DOWN!!! IT CAN EASILY BE 2001 ALL OVER AGAIN!!
lol you wrote shot it the head . anyway black people shot each other everyday whats the big deal
What's the big deal? Take your ignorant comments somewhere else please! Killing an innocent person is NEVER justified dumb ass that's the big deal!
a young man by the name of MARK DUGGIN, {R.I.P} was shot dead by police in london last year, which started riots that went on for 3days!! because the police lied about what happened and contaminated evidence. the riots where on a huge scale all over london and spread out to other cities across UK and went on for days. the damage to the community was irreparable… and to this day theres still no satisfactory answers and no one has been brought to justice!! its like STEVEN LAWRENCE {R.I.P} all over again…. i dont know what its gonna take not only for this kind of shit to stop happening, but for the perpetrators to be brought to justice… WHAT WILL IT TAKE!!!??? smdh R.I.P to all the fallen soldiers of injustice :'(
This goes to show how the lives of Black People are DEVALUED all across the world…our existence doesn't seem to mean much to a lot of people!!!
yes Rory you are right. Unfortunately though many black people devalue their own lives. Deviant behavior has been glorified and commercialized for the consumption of the black community in the form of HIP-HOP culture. NO ONE WANTS TO OWN UP TO THAT. WE HAVE TO VALUE OUR LIVES AND STOP KILLING EACH OTHER. BECAUSE WHEN WE COMMIT CRIMES AGAINST OURSELVES IT SENDS A MESSAGE TO OTHERS THAT OUR LIFE HAS NO VALUE.
WE HAVE TO BE AS OUTRAGED WHEN ANOTHER BLACK PERSON KILLS ANOTHER BLACK PERSON.
They can't shoot Obama so they coming after us. #kill the vote
I love Coons.
Yoooooo…WTF?!!!
Dante McElroy Your profile picture is so disrespectful. I understand the message behind it, but DAMN! REALLY?!!?
In regard to the original post, the media definitely brings these stories to light. This happens too often and it needs to stop!
John Paul Castillo Killing nowadays? This has been going on since the beginning of time silly. Read.
How many times and for how long will these murders go unanswered. If no justice is delivered from the courts and the police departments who will get justice and bring home to us? Who…..
SMH!!! I pray for all of us, each and every one. It has to stop!!!
16a142351caDefinitely believe that which you setatd. Your favorite reason seemed to be on the internet the simplest thing to be aware of. I say to you, I definitely get annoyed while people think about worries that they plainly do not know about. You managed to hit the nail upon the top and also defined out the whole thing without having side-effects , people can take a signal. Will probably be back to get more. Thanks 187
When is this going to stop.
I don't even know what to say…….
I'm at a loss for words…..
I am in tears! This madness has to stop!
This nothing new, they are just coming to the light now. Let's see how much the world cares.
That's crazy cuzz damn Shame
This shit is out of hand!
If you would have been listening to Farrakhan all these years instead of rejecting him, maybe this wouldn't be so damn suprising to you. They have no sympathy for black life. It's time for less talk more action.
Farrakhan ? really ur brain washed brotha lol
Chef Terence Payne, HOW IN THE WORLD COULD YOU SAY THAT HE IS BRAIN WASHED? YOUR STATEMENT HOLDS NO MERIT. YOU SOUND VERY MUCH LIKE A BLACK MAN THAT LACKS UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON. SO THE MESSAGE THAT YOU ARE SENDING IS FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO KILL US, AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO KNOW THE TRUTH WE MUST BE BRAIN WASHED. YOU PEICE OF SHIT, YOU TURN AGAINST TRUTH IN THE FINAL DAYS? AND ON TOP OF THAT TURN AGAINST YOUR BROTHER WHO IN FRONT LINE TO FIGHT FOR KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, AND UNDERSTANDING AND THE FREEING OF OUR PEOPLE? IDIOT
I can tell that the man who got shot is telling the truth. Where is Al Sharpton? Jesse Jackson? This story is not as sexy as the Trayvon Martin story. For one, Chicago is Obama's city and the Mayor is Obama's former chief of staff. The mainstream media can't make Obama and his city look bad. This is what I was talking about in church service yesterday. Human beings have selective sympathy. Are people going to start wearing T-shirts saying "I am Rekia Boyd." Probably not. A chubby 22 year old black lady's life is not as precious to some people as a cute little kid. And the State of Florida is easier to demonize than the City of Chicago, Cook County, and the State of Illinois which are all controlled by Democrats.
And conservatives LOVE cops. To them, the police can do no wrong. So you won't see any outrage from them, either.
I disagree…the police have become nazi scum… I am not a conservative, rather I am a libertarian….but to say conservatives like cops is a pretty collectivist statement….
still in shock.
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