Crime & Safety
Maurice Granton Jr.'s Family Sues City Over Fatal Police Shooting
The family of 24-year-old Maurice Granton Jr. is suing the Chicago Police Department for wrongful death.
CHICAGO, IL — The family of 24-year-old Maurice Granton Jr. is suing the Chicago Police Department for wrongful death, after an officer shot and killed Granton in the Bronzeville neighborhood in June.
Police have said Granton pulled out a gun during a foot chase near 47th and Prairie on June 6, and was shot during an “armed encounter.”
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