▁three ▁officers ▁who ▁dis charg ed ▁their ▁weapons ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁duty ▁following ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁investigation . ▁Following ▁an ▁investigation , ▁no ▁criminal ▁charges ▁were ▁brought ▁against ▁the ▁officers ▁involved . ▁▁ ▁The ▁LA ▁Times ▁notes ▁Chicago ' s ▁use - of - force ▁policy ▁specifically ▁prohib its ▁police ▁from ▁shooting ▁into ▁a ▁car ▁when ▁the ▁vehicle ▁represents ▁the ▁only ▁danger . ▁However , ▁this ▁policy ▁is ▁not ▁absolute ▁and ▁express ly ▁applies ▁" unless ▁such ▁force ▁is ▁reason ably ▁necessary ▁to ▁prevent ▁death ▁or ▁great ▁bod ily ▁harm ▁to ▁the ▁sw orn ▁member ▁or ▁to ▁another ▁person ." ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁two ▁officers ▁were ▁fired ▁for ▁breaking ▁Chicago ▁Police ▁Department ▁internal ▁reg ulations ▁for ▁firing ▁at ▁O ' Ne al ' s ▁vehicle ▁on ▁a ▁resident ial ▁street . ▁This ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁the ▁officer ▁who ▁fired ▁the ▁fatal ▁shot , ▁who ▁was ▁ruled ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁just ified ▁belief ▁that ▁O ' Ne al ▁was ▁armed ▁and ▁had ▁fired ▁at ▁the ▁officer . ▁These ▁sh ots ▁in ▁fact ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁two , ▁subsequently ▁terminated , ▁officers ▁who ▁shot ▁at ▁O ' Ne al ' s ▁vehicle . ▁ ▁Chicago ▁police ▁released ▁vehicle ▁and ▁body - w orn ▁camera ▁video ▁of ▁the ▁shooting ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁release , ▁the ▁ag ency ▁war ned ▁that ▁civil ▁un rest ▁could ▁follow . ▁ ▁Sho oting ▁At ▁ 7 : 2 3 ▁p . m .,