Source: Enough is Enough. Scene of crowd soon after police murdered Harith Augustus, a father and local barber.
On July 14, Chicago Police shot and killed Harith Augustus, a barber and father to a 5-year-old girl. The South Shore community immediately gathered to demand answers. NLG Chicago volunteers responded to requests for support by sending Legal Observers to the scene to document police violence against demonstrators and by sending lawyers to track and visit people in CPD custody.
CPD reported that four people were arrested in total, but without names, we are unable to confirm those numbers or the whereabouts of everyone. At least two people who were briefly taken into custody were released without charges. NLG Chicago collaborated with First Defense Legal Aid and the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender to identify and support the one other person who remained in CPD custody.
On July 16 at 1 pm, Melvin Johnson, the person who was violently arrested by Chicago Police on the night of July 14, received an I-Bond at 1pm today. Johnson was arrested. This means he will be released without having to pay money.
Source: Loevy & Loevy
On July 18, civil rights activist William Calloway sued the Chicago Police to compel the public release of all unedited videos of the July 14th police shooting. Mr. Calloway is also represented in his suit by Matt Topic and Joshua Burday of Loevy & Loevy Attorneys at Law.
Please follow Black Lives Matter Chicago and BYP 100 for additional updates on the demand for justice for Harith Augustus. #BlackLivesMatter
