About this episode
This episode investigates the shooting of Officer Clifton Lewis and the subsequent police investigation into the suspects.
On the evening of 29 December 2011, Officer Clifton Lewis was moonlighting as a security guard at a Chicago minimart when two men walked in. They shot Lewis several times, then took off with his gun and police star. A week later, police had their suspects: four men affiliated with a gang called the Spanish Cobras. For hours, under intense police questioning, they all said they didn’t do it. But that didn’t seem to matter. This is episode one of Off Duty, an investigation by the Guardian’s Melissa Segura Find the whole series by searching for ‘Guardian Investigates’
People in this episode
Host: Melissa Segura
Topics covered
- crime
- investigation
- police
- gangs
- Chicago
- security
Keywords
- Clifton Lewis
- Spanish Cobras
- Chicago
- police shooting
- investigation
- gang violence
- security guard
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Spanish Cobras, Guardian
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