Destroy/conceal/fabricate evidenceStolen propertyExcessive forceShootingFalse arrest or reportGunAssault or battery to an officer chargesResisting or obstructing arrest chargesHospitalized
Plaintiff:
Ortiz Glaze
Incident date:
04/30/2013
Location:
8800 S. Burley Ave.
Allegations:
Glaze was at a cookout in a South Chicago neighborhood with 50 to 100 friends and family. He was walking across a parking lot when three unmarked police cars drove up and officers got out. One of them, Officer Jones, fired a shot, sending the crowd running. Startled by the shot, Glaze also ran; Jones chased him and fired at him several times. Officer Garcia chased Glaze in one of the unmarked police cars and also fired at him. Glaze was hit in his upper left arm and left thigh. Officers searched Glaze and found no weapons, then took him to a hospital, where he was tied to his bed. Police catalogued Glaze's belongings, which included a black iPhone, an ID card, keys and money. No firearm was found, but to justify felony charges against Glazer and their shooting of him, police claimed that he had threatened them with a silver firearm. They planted a silver Samsung phone among his recovered belongings. Police said the silver phone could have been mistaken for a gun and charged Glaze with aggravated assault and resisting and obstructing police. He was found not guilty.