Liberty v. City of Chicago

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

On June 15, 2013, Antwoyne Johnson was an occupant of a vehicle whose driver was searching for parking on South Springfield Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, at approximately 2:45 a.m. A Chicago police car pulled behind the vehicle and turned on its lights. Johnson left the vehicle and ran into a nearby alley. The police officers drove into the alley in pursuit of Johnson and fired a number of times, hitting Johnson in the back and hand. Johnson died of his injuries.

On March 23, 2015, plaintiff-appellant Stacey Liberty, Johnson’s mother, filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. §…