Torres v. City of Chicago

On July 24, 1998, police officers responded to a call to 911 reporting a shooting. When officers arrived at the scene shortly after 2 a.m., Hector Rivera was lying on a bathroom floor, bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds. Police called for an ambulance for Rivera an hour and a half later. Rivera died that morning. Angelina Torres, as special administrator of Rivera’s estate, sued the City of Chicago (the City) for wrongful death. The trial court granted the City’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the City and its officers owed no duty to Rivera. Torres appeals.

Assuming that the…