COPA Recommends Chicago Police Officer Be Fired For Shooting, Killing Domestic Violence Victim

By Charlie De Mar and Megan Hickey, CBS Chicago

January 19, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Thursday recommended the firing of a Chicago Police officer who shot and killed a domestic violence victim after he called for help in 2021.

At a Chicago Police Board meeting Thursday night, COPA recommended that Officer Alberto Covarrubias be fired for the shooting that killed Michael Craig.

Craig, 61 – who lived and worked as a custodian in a building in the 7700 block of South Carpenter Street in Auburn Gresham – called 911 for help on Oct. 4, 2021, saying his wife was threatening him with a knife.

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