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Pierre Loury
The Washington Post's Fatal Force database records Pierre Loury in a fatal on-duty police shooting on 2016-04-11 in Chicago, IL. Individual circumstances and legal outcome require case-specific review.
- Record ID
- PB-405
- Incident date
- April 11, 2016
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Agency
- Chicago Police Department
- Category
- Fatal on-duty police shooting
- Age (reported)
- 16
What happened
Pierre Loury, 16, was shot and killed by Chicago Officer Sean Hitz in North Lawndale on April 11, 2016, after police pursued a vehicle in connection with reported gunfire. Loury climbed a rear fence while officers pursued him. Prosecutors said he turned and pointed a handgun at Hitz, who fired the fatal shot; relatives and witnesses questioned the account, prompting protests. The Independent Police Review Authority, its successor COPA, and the FBI investigated. A detailed Cook County State's Attorney decision memorandum reviewed witness statements, video, forensic evidence and dispatch records, finding insufficient evidence to file criminal charges against Hitz. That is the prosecutor's documented decision, while disputes about the pursuit and use of force remain part of the public case history.
Investigation & findings
Individual legal and investigative outcome not yet reviewed.
Washington Post Fatal Force v2; 2015–2024
Source record details
- Source incident ID
- 1455
- Race code in source
- B
- Race source method
- not_available
- Gender (source)
- male
- Armed status (source)
- gun
- Flee status (source)
- foot
- Agency IDs (source)
- 265
Sources & records
- Primary source
- Additional source
- Methodology and national police killings trackingMapping Police Violence · Dataset/methodology
- Fatal Force v2 — fatal on-duty police shootings, 2015–2024The Washington Post · Dataset