Friday, August 10, 2007

Chicago Photographer Claims Police Destroyed Cameras

Chicago Tribune photographer Terrence Antonio James was covering a fatal shooting on Monday night when police allegedly interfered with his work. After an officer noticed James shooting photos of the police entering a building near the crime scene, he ordered the photographer to leave. James said he was a member of the press, but that didn’t satisfy the officer, who knocked one of the photographer’s cameras on the ground, breaking it. An officer also took and threw James’ second camera. The police department is investigating the allegations.

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