Officers Spot High-Risk Behavior (Image Credits: Unsplash)
Chicago – Two men wearing masks and latex gloves stepped from a suspicious vehicle and fatally shot respected West Side businessman Jerry Lewis on Tuesday afternoon, all while six Chicago police officers closed in to question them. The execution-style killing took place in the 2100 block of West Madison Street, right outside one of Lewis’s businesses. Prosecutors recounted the harrowing details during a detention hearing Friday, where surveillance footage corroborated the officers’ accounts.
Officers Spot High-Risk Behavior
Chicago police officers patrolled the area in two unmarked cars that Tuesday. They noticed Nassie Mason, 28, and Erving Harris, 31, exit a parked Honda after sitting inside for about 90 minutes. The men donned masks and latex gloves while clutching guns, prompting the officers to act.
As the officers stepped out to confront them, the suspects turned toward Lewis, who had approached his business door. Assistant State’s Attorney Mike Pekara described the scene: “The officers were traveling in two unmarked cars in the 2100 block of West Madison Street on Tuesday afternoon when they saw Nassie Mason, 28, and Erving Harris, 31, step out of a parked Honda wearing masks and latex gloves, and holding guns.”
The Shooting Unfolds in Seconds
Mason approached Lewis from behind and fired a single round, causing the victim to collapse. Harris then stood over the fallen man and unleashed three more shots. Surveillance video from across the street captured every moment of the assault…