Chicago, Illinois
July 14, 2018
Agencies:
Chicago Police Department Illinois
Cause of death: Shooting
Follow This Case
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Overview ![](/assets/help_icon-2c92d323e196948b650a40f6c06590b04a7d00d8fd014362038cc3ab62e1c1a7.png)
On July 14, 2018, an unnamed Chicago Police Department (CPD) probationary officer shot Augustus. He was taken to Jackson Park Hospital, where he was reportedly pronounced dead at 5:50 p.m.
The department’s “preliminary statement,” says the incident began because Augustus was “exhibiting characteristics of an armed person”:
Additional Resources:
-
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Chicago-police-Video-shows-fatal-officer-13076623.php
added July 25, 2018 17:09
-
https://chicagodefender.com/2018/07/24/vigil-held-in-wake-of-police-shooting-of-local-barber-harith-augustus/
added July 25, 2018 17:09
-
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/07/20/guns-and-racism-on-the-rocks/
added July 25, 2018 17:09
-
http://abc7chicago.com/tempers-flare-at-community-meeting-on-fatal-south-shore-police-shooting-/3819264/
added July 25, 2018 17:09
-
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/07/17/chic-j17.html
added July 25, 2018 17:09
-
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/07/15/chicago-police-shoot-and-kill-man-sparking-wave-of-clashes-and-protests/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.19b3ac1e9ac0
added July 25, 2018 17:09
-
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-shooting-harith-augusts-south-shore-leaves-community-anger-anguish-searching-answers/
added July 25, 2018 17:09
-
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/07/harith-augustus-shooting-chicagos-abusive-police-state-is-untenable.html
added July 25, 2018 17:09
-
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2018/07/15/protests-erupt-in-chicago-after-police-shooting-of-harith-augustus/36897781/
added July 25, 2018 17:09
-
http://inthesetimes.com/article/21320/harith-augustus-chicago-police-rahm-emanuel-public-schools-neoliberalism
added July 25, 2018 17:09
-
https://www.colorlines.com/articles/what-you-need-know-about-police-killing-harith-snoop-augustus
added July 23, 2018 21:37