On July 28, 2016, 18-year-old Paul ONeal, an African American male, was fatally shot by Chicago Police officers after a high-speed chase involving a Jaguar reported stolen in Bolingbrook. Officers tried to stop the vehicle; during the pursuit ONeal struck two police cars and a parked car, then fled on foot. Unarmed as he ran through a residential neighborhood, he was shot in the back by Officer Jose Diaz. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Body and dash camera footage of the chase and shooting was released publicly and showed officers firing at the moving vehicle, a practice prohibited by the department’s use-of-force policy except when there is an imminent threat to life. The Independent Police Review Authority investigated, reviewing video, reports, and witness statements, and concluded there was insufficient evidence to support criminal charges. Officers Michael Coughlin and Jose Torres were later fired for their roles; Officer Diaz was not dismissed. Paul ONeal’s family settled a wrongful death suit against the city for $2.25 million.

What additional details or eyewitness accounts might help clarify the sequence of events that night?