When police arrived after reports of a shooting over the weekend at a bar outside Chicago, witnesses say Jemel Roberson, a 26-year-old security guard who worked there, had already subdued the alleged assailant in the parking lot, pinning him to the ground.

…Midlothian Police Chief Daniel Delaney said that’s when one of his officers …shot him, according to a statement given to the media.

…Roberson was holding a firearm he was licensed to carry. Other witnesses, and a lawsuit filed by Roberson’s family, reportedly said he was wearing a hat emblazoned with the word “security.”

“Everybody was screaming out ‘Security!’ ” Harris told WGN. “They …saw a black man with a gun, and basically killed him.”

…Woods said that the Midlothian officer came out of the club’s back door — weapon drawn — and ordered Roberson to “get on the ground.”

“Before he says ‘ground’ he fires the first shot,” she said, adding that she has not been interviewed by investigators.

Police Fatally Shoot Black Security Guard Who Detained Shooting Suspect : NPR

If these officers are not dismissed and formally charged it is clear their su[erior do not care about law enforcement.

If an officer cannot properly assess information before they act, they should not have been given a badge in the first place. Perhaps the person who hired them should be fired and charged with public endangerment…