PROTESTS have erupted over the alleged police killing of a black teen as the car he was a passenger in had reversed at cops.
The fatal shooting of 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette took place on Tuesday night and sparked dozens of people to take to streets of Waukegan, Illinois, just two days later.
Demonstrators marched to push for the Department of Justice to assume control of the investigation, according to CBS News.
Those pushing for justice don't want Illinois State Police to investigate the police officers.
Protesters have also requested bodycam and dashcam footage from the incident to be released.
The exact sequence of events will likely be confirmed when the video footage is released.
As Stinnette was shot, he was sitting in the passenger seat of a car that was driven by his girlfriend, Tafara Williams.
Williams' was also shot at and wounded by a police officer, who has not yet been identified.
The only known details of the officer is that he's a Hispanic man and has been working with the department since 2015.
Police said the shooting occurred after an officer "investigated an occupied vehicle" – which seemingly prompted the suspects to leave the scene.
Not long after, during a second traffic stop, another cop noticed the suspects and attempted to get near the car.
However, Williams allegedly put the vehicle in reverse towards the officer's direction – causing the frightened cop to fire his semi-automatic pistol, according to the report.
According to ABC7, the officer had "fear for his safety"
A witness, Darrell Mosier, told the news outlet: "The police officer got out of the car. When he told them to stop, he told her to stop, she was scared.
"She put her up hands, she started yelling, 'Why you got a gun?' She started screaming. He just started shooting."
Clifftina Johnson, Williams' mom, also recounted to reporters about when her daughter was shot at.
"When I got there, she said, 'Momma, they just shot us for nothing," she said.
"My daughter said she put her hand up and if she didn't put her hand up – she said: 'Momma, I would be dead.'"
According to WBEZ, some family members of Jacob Blake attended the Thursday demonstration for Williams and Stinnette.
Blake is a 29-year-old black man who was shot by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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The officer who allegedly shot Williams and Stinnette has since been put on administration leave.
An investigation is underway by the Illinois State Police.
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