Chicago Policeman Shot Dead by Man Wanting to Kill ‘First Hispanic Person’ He Saw

Chicago Policeman Shot Dead by Man Wanting to Kill ‘First Hispanic Person’ He Saw
Menelik Jackson (L) and Jovan Battle were charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of off-duty Chicago Police Officer John P. Rivera’s death. Chicago Police Department
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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The gunman who allegedly murdered an off-duty Chicago police officer over the weekend apparently targeted the “first Hispanic person” he saw following an unrelated dispute, according to reports.

Officer John Rivera was shot and killed when Menelik Jackson, 24, and Jovan Battle, 32, fired into a car on March 23 after Jackson and another friend had a fight with a group of men outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Chicago’s River North area, according to The Associated Press.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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