Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday filed charges against Lowell Houser in the Jan. 2 shooting death of Jose Nieves, said Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the state's attorney's office. Authorities have given little detail on the shooting, but police have said that Nieves was not armed and that he and the officer had argued in the past.
Fifty-seven-year-old Houser, a 28-year department veteran, is in custody and expected to appear in bond court Thursday, Simonton said.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
NEWS: CHICAGO COP CHARGED WITH MURDER IN DEATH OF JOSE NIEVES
Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday filed charges against Lowell Houser in the Jan. 2 shooting death of Jose Nieves, said Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the state's attorney's office. Authorities have given little detail on the shooting, but police have said that Nieves was not armed and that he and the officer had argued in the past.
Fifty-seven-year-old Houser, a 28-year department veteran, is in custody and expected to appear in bond court Thursday, Simonton said.
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