More than two years after a Chicago police officer fatally shot Anthony Alvarez during a foot pursuit, the city has moved to fire the officer who initiated that.
Officer Sammy Encarnacion physically and verbally abused his girlfriend, pointed his department-issued gun at her and was often intoxicated while armed, according to the results of the probe conducted by Civilian Office of Police Accountability, known as COPA.
One of the Chicago police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez in March 2021 fired his weapon during another chase in July, according to.
Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Wednesday released the full report of its investigation into the fatal police shooting of Anthony.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released its summary report Wednesday that details its investigation’s findings and recommendations of the 2021 fatal Chicago police officer shooting of Anthony Alvarez.