A Chicago police officer who was videotaped firing shots that injured two black teenagers inside a car has been indicted on federal civil rights charges. U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon says 41-year-old Marco Proano faces two counts of deprivation of rights after he allegedly used unreasonable force while on duty on December 22, 2013.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said that the indictment stems from an incident captured on video and released last year by a retired judge who had handled a criminal trial involving one of the teenagers.
The video shows the officer firing his handgun into a car occupied by the two teenagers, who posed no apparent threat. The car had been pulled over for speeding.
