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 Images from neighborhood surveillance cameras showing the killing
of Cedrick Chatman, 17, in January 2013 had been sealed under a
protective order. The city also released audio recordings.
One 10-second segment of video shows two officers chasing Chatman,
who then runs around a corner out of sight. It next shows an officer
drawing his gun, followed by an image of Chatman on the ground. An
officer stands with one foot on Chatman before emergency crews
arrive.
Another video appears to show Chatman hit while running.
The decision allowing the videos' release comes with Emanuel and the
police department already under pressure over a fatal 2014 police
shooting of another teenager. The video of that killing was not
released until November.
 U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman said at a hearing on Thursday
that releasing the Chatman videos would not interfere with finding
impartial jurors for a civil lawsuit by the teenager's family. The
city had withdrawn its opposition to the videos' release.
Activists at the courthouse after Thursday's hearing demanded reform
of the police department. For weeks protesters have been demanding
Emanuel step down over his handling of the 2014 police killing of
Laquan McDonald, 17.
Black pastors and community leaders said they would boycott
Emanuel's annual Martin Luther King prayer breakfast on Friday to
protest the city's handling of police shootings. Lawyers for
Chatman's mother, who is suing the city over her son's death, say
the videos contradict police statements that Chatman, a carjacking
suspect, had a dark object that he pointed at them. The object
turned out to be a cell phone box.
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An attorney for the officers said the videos support their story.
Also on Thursday, the Cook County Medical Examiner released autopsy
reports in the Dec. 26 police shooting of black college student
Quintonio LeGrier, 19, and his neighbor Bettie Jones, 55.
The reports showed LeGrier was shot six times, including twice in
the back. Jones, who police say was shot accidentally, was hit once
in the chest.
Emanuel fired his police chief in December. He is seeking a new
superintendent for the 12,000-strong force, which has a history of
abuse allegations and is being investigated by the Justice
Department.
(Additional reporting by Fiona Ortiz and Justin Madden in Chicago;
Editing by Matthew Lewis and Cynthia Osterman)
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