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Roberson, 26, is the father of a 9-month-old son.
“Everybody was screaming out, ‘Security!’ ” Harris told WGN. “He was a security guard. And they still did their job, and saw a black man with a gun, and basically killed him.”
Manny’s Blue Room Lounge in Robbins, Illinois.Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/AP
“So, he was doing his job and holding on to somebody until … police arrived,” Kulis said. “And a police officer, our feeling is, did not make the proper assessment and fired and killed Jemel.”
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On Monday, Roberson’s mother, Beatrice Roberson, filed a lawsuit alleging violation of her son’s federal civil rights against the village of Midlothian and the unnamed Midlothian officer who shot Roberson, seeking more than $1 million in damages, reportsCNN.
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Friends said Roberson, who aspired to become a police officer, also was a musician and organist at New Spiritual Light Baptist Church who last rehearsed there on Thursday.
“He said, ‘Ma and pops, I’ll see you all Sunday,’ and I jokingly said, ‘You better make sure you’re on time for morning worship.’ He said, ‘I’ll be there pops. I’ll see you then,'” the church’s pastor, Walter Turner, told WLS.
According to witness accounts, a fight had broken out in the bar and someone began firing a gun. Five people were shot but the injuries to four of them, including the alleged shooter, were not life-threatening, said Sophia Ansari, a spokeswoman for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, according toThe New York Times.
“Sadly, Jemel’s life was tragically and unexpectedly cut short this morning as he tried to save others from senseless violence,” the page reads. “Today, many remember him as a hero; one who put others before himself.”
source: people.com
