Chicago: police say body camera footage shows man shot dead was armed

Shooting of Harith Augustus, 37, on the city’s South Side on Saturday evening set off violent protests

Chicago’s police superintendent called for calm and released body camera footage on Sunday, after autopsy results showed that a black man who was killed by a police officer near his home died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Harith Augustus, 37, was shot on the city’s South Side on Saturday evening, setting off violent skirmishes between protesters and police.

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