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Evansville commissioners describe recent surge in shootings after officer-involved shooting
Summary
Commissioner Rodney Culver reported a rise in South Side shootings and provided details on a Sept. 21 officer-involved shooting in which an 18-year-old suspect was shot after firing at an officer. The officer was hospitalized and underwent surgery; an adult who supplied the gun was later arrested.
Commissioner Rodney Culver told the Evansville Human Relations Commission on Thursday that the city has seen a recent increase in shootings, with the South Side registering 18 incidents so far this month.
Culver said the most serious recent incident occurred in the early hours of Sept. 21, when officers stopped a stolen vehicle. Two males fled the car; one, identified by Culver as 18‑year‑old Jelani Chu, was chased by officers. Culver said Chu attempted to hijack a car at…
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