Plaintiff:
Willie Catholic
Incident date:
06/04/2010
Location:
6900 S Martin Luther King Dr.
Allegations:
Catholic was walking down the street when he saw Officer Showers stop and exit his car. Showers pointed his gun at Catholic and shouted, "Nigga don't move what you got?" Catholic ran in the opposite direction of Showers, who pursued him. Showers told Catholic to stop running or Showers would shoot him. Showers shot Catholic in the back, causing him to fall to his knees. Catholic reached into his pocket to throw the gun he had on him so Showers would stop shooting. Showers continued to shoot. Before Catholic had the chance to completely remove the gun from his pocket, a bullet struck the back right side of his head. Catholic still experiences pain from the injuries he suffered during the incident, and he may never fully recover feeling in the left side of his body.