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Jordan A. Richardson
Gender : Male
Age : 18
Race : Black
Date : 06/07/2023
Location : Belle Ave
City : Rantoul
County : Champaign
State : Illinois
Agency : Rantoul PD
Officer(s) :Sgt. Jerry King, Casey Smith
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while fleeing traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jordan A. Richardson was shot as he fled from a traffic stop on East Campbell Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Officers saw that he was armed and alleged that during the pursuit, Richardson turned toward officers with the gun in his hand. They shot and killed him. This was the second officer-involved fatal shooting in Rantoul this year.
In February, a former Chicago man, Azaan Lee, 21, was shot and killed allegedly because he had a weapon on him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcia.com/news/coroner-identifies-person-killed-in-rantoul-police-shooting/
