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IPRA Videos Show Police Shooting, Killing Ronnie Johnson

 The Independent Police Review Authority has released more information and videos related to the police shooting death of Ronnie
The Independent Police Review Authority has released more information and videos related to the police shooting death of Ronnie "Ronnieman" Johnson.
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CHICAGO — The Independent Police Review Authority has released more information and videos related to the police shooting death of Ronnie "Ronnieman" Johnson.

Johnson, who was shot just days before the high-profile police shooting of Laquan McDonald, was 25 when he was killed. Police were responding to a report of shots fired when they encountered Johnson, according to reports released by IPRA.

Officers struggled to arrest Johnson, who broke free, ran away and was shot, according to the reports. Anita Alvarez, Cook County state's attorney, said Johnson had a gun and was running toward a public park and officers when he was shot twice.

Johnson's mother, Dorothy Holmes, has said that is not true and has accused police of a cover-up. She planned to sue the police department.

 Dorothy Holmes' son, Ronnie Johnson, was shot and killed by police in October 2014.
Dorothy Holmes' son, Ronnie Johnson, was shot and killed by police in October 2014.
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One of the 16 videos released by IPRA on Friday, which was released earlier this year but with edited audio, shows police shooting at Johnson. Other videos show police cars and officers in the area and neighbors gathering nearby after the shooting. Some of the videos appear to share the same footage but with slightly different lengths.

Three battery reports released by IPRA say the officers were not shot at or struck by Johnson, but were attacked in an "other" manner, which can include threats being made.

Tactical reports released by IPRA show officers reported that Johnson did not respond to verbal directions made by officers, ran away and was an imminent threat of battery.

WARNING: Graphic video of the incident

The incident begins at about the 9:50 mark.

The videos and details in the case were released as part of a massive data dump by IPRA on Friday, showing documents and videos in more than 100 Chicago police misconduct cases.

The release comes after Mayor Rahm Emanuel's appointed Police Accountability Task Force called on the Chicago Police Department to acknowledge racism and fight the "code of silence" that keeps officers from being held accountable.

That task force also called for videos to be more readily released to the public, within 60 to 90 days.

The massive release of videos includes many open cases, some of which are the subjects of lawsuits. At a news conference Friday, IPRA boss Sharon Fairley stressed that videos do not paint a complete picture of what happened in each incident, and many lack context.

“It's really important for you to keep in mind that these materials may not convey all of the facts and considerations that are relevant [to an officer's conduct," she said.

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