Minnesota man shot by Amtrak police officer in Chicago dies
Updated: 8:30 p.m. | Posted: 7:21 p.m.
A Minneapolis man who was shot by Amtrak police near Chicago's Union Station has died.
Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says 25-year-old Chad Robertson died Wednesday, one week after being shot.
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Robertson was taking a bus from Memphis, Tennessee, to Minneapolis and on a stopover in Chicago when the shooting occurred. Robertson had gone into Union Station with two friends to warm up during a layover.
Chicago attorney Douglas Hopson says Amtrak police told the group to leave. Hopson says Roberton's friend returned to retrieve a bag, and officers followed him and searched the men.
Hopson said Robertson ran from police because he was scared.
"According to the witnesses I spoke to, the shooter calmly removed his gloves, got down to one knee, took his weapon out, and he fired it into Chad's back twice," Hopson said. "He fired two shots. One hit him. One missed."
Guglielmi with Chicago Police said Robertson's wounds were considered non-life-threatening at the time. He said the wounded man was found with cash and narcotics, but was unarmed.
Hopson said Robertson was paralyzed and had complications from his injuries, but was conscious for some time after the shooting.
A statement from an Amtrak spokesman said the railroad is "deeply saddened" by Robertson's death. "Amtrak is cooperating fully with the Chicago Police Department and [Cook County] State's Attorney's Office as they conduct an independent investigation," Amtrak's Marc Magliari said in an email.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.