Chicago Man, Who Was Shot Seven Times by Police, Sues City for $15M and is Arrested on Murder Charges Minutes After Announcement

June 8, 2016

NY Daily News - A Chicago man who was shot seven times by police in 2014 announced on Wednesday he was suing the city for $15 million. Minutes later, officers arrested him on murder charges as he left the building.

In a press conference at his attorney’s office on Wednesday, Dominiq Greer was set to take on Chicago in an excessive force lawsuit from a chase in which cops shot him seven times in a matter of seconds.
Greer fled from officers on July 4, 2014, and ran into an alley, where he tried tossing a pistol onto a roof when he stumbled and fell, his lawyer, Eugene Hollander told the Daily News.

Chicago officers shot him in his right arm, right leg and foot, and when Greer got back up, fired four more times in his right arm, left arm, chest and back.

Greer looked at the officers after suffering seven gunshots, and asked, “Why are you shooting at me?”

“As a result of his injuries, my client, who is a father to a 5-year-old boy, will have permanent and lifelong injuries. He cannot pick up and hold his son,” Hollander said in a statement.

Minutes after showing the surveillance footage and announcing the $15 million lawsuit, Chicago police arrested Greer walking out of his lawyer’s office.
 

Greer was wanted on a warrant for the first-degree murder of a 22-year-old on May 27, Chicago police told the Daily News.

While charges are still pending, officers said the investigation led police to believe Greer was the gunman in the apartment during the deadly shooting.

Hollander, who is representing Greer in the lawsuit against Chicago, will not be the alleged murderer’s attorney in the criminal case. 

He declined to comment on the murder allegations.

“The case against the city’s got nothing to do with a pending murder charge,” Hollander said, who learned about the accusations as the arrest was happening.

The footage of Greer being blasted seven times by Chicago police comes as the city released hundreds of documents and videos showing police use-of-force investigations in an effort to improve the department’s transparency.

Greer’s gunfire incident was not a part of the release.