Retrial Ordered for 2011 Police Shooting

By Bill Cameron, WLS News

(CHICAGO) Another day and Bill Cameron says another embarrassment for City Hall in the police brutality scandal.

This time it’s a federal judge ordering a new trial in another police killing case because one of the city’s top lawyers withheld evidence from the family of the victim and then lied about it.

It’s the latest black mark on the administration of Mayor Emanuel who predicted more bad news to the city council.

“It will be a bumpy road, make no mistake about it,” Emanuel earlier said. “It is a painful process. It is a long journey because of the issues we need to confront.”

Listen to Bill Cameron’s report for WLS news here:

And in this episode there is the suggestion there is a code of silence among city lawyers.

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