Incident

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1-02-2017 Illinois Chicago 1-1

Location

January 02, 2017

Chicago, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Jose Nieves
Age: 38
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Lowell Houser
Age: 57
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)

Notes

Unarmed man shot by off-duty CPD officer; relieved of powers, 1/3/17; chg'd 1st deg murder, convicted 2nd deg murder 12/20/19; 10 yrs; 41.925955, -87.735406 ;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/person-shot-critically-wounded-by-off-duty-officer-in-hermosa/

URL: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-cop-who-shot-unarmed-man-is-stripped-of-his-police-powers/

URL: http://abc7chicago.com/news/person-fatally-shot-by-off-duty-chicago-police-officer-in-hermosa/1682497/

URL: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/verdict-expected-for-off-duty-officer-who-shot-man-during-argument/2191481/

URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/2/10/21131679/chicago-cop-lowell-houser-murder-jose-nieves-sentenced-10-years

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 20
State House District: 39