Howard Morgan, Black Off-Duty Cop Shot 28 Times By White Chicago Officers, Then Sentenced to 40 Year in Prison

Did Chigago police shoot an anonymous Black man 28 times, discover he was a police officer, and then concoct a cover story to make their actions appear lawful?

As reported by Huffington Post,

 

Morgan was off-duty as a detective for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroadwhen he was pulled over for driving the wrong way on a one-way street on Feb. 21, 2005, the Sun-Times previously reported. While both police and Morgan agree on that much, what happened next is a mystery. 

Protesters and Morgan's family say the second trial amounted to double jeopardy, and claim officers have gone to great lengths to obstruct justice in the case:
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Howard Morgan was never tested for gun residue to confirm if he even fired a weapon on the morning in question. 

The State never produced the actual bullet proof vest worn by one of the officers who claimed to have allegedly taken a shot directly into the vest on the morning in question. The State only produced a replica. 

"If they can do this and eliminate double jeopardy and your constitutional rights, then my God, I fear for every Afro-American -- whether they be male or female -- in this corrupt unjust system," Morgan's wife told the Sun-Times.

According to police, Morgan opened fire with his service weapon when four white officers tried to arrest him, which caused them to shoot him 28 times. His family disputes the police officers' account of the altercation. 

Howard Morgan's van was crushed and destroyed without notice or cause before any forensic investigation could be done... 

Howard Morgan was never tested for gun residue to confirm if he even fired a weapon on the morning in question. 

The State never produced the actual bullet proof vest worn by one of the officers who claimed to have allegedly taken a shot directly into the vest on the morning in question. The State only produced a replica.