CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police are trying to identify a person of interest in a deadly shooting on a busy Lincoln Park street last week.
CPD released images and video of a man, wearing all black, and asked for the public’s help in identifying him Tuesday.
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According to ABC7 Chicago’s chief legal analyst Gil Soffer, the video evidence is very clear and while it may not conclusively prove a crime, it could definitely help the police identify a suspect.
The video is crisp, and anybody who knows the man would undoubtedly recognize him.
The man who was shot died days later, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
The shooting happened before 4:30 p.m. last Wednesday near Clark Street and Fullerton Avenue.
Police said the 34-year-old man approached multiple people on the sidewalk before he was shot.
He was taken to the hospital, where he died Monday. He was identified Tuesday as Alexander Nesteruk of Wheaton.
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Several witnesses informed ABC7 that Nesteruk had spent a significant amount of time on the block that day, exhibiting erratic behavior by harassing, threatening pedestrians, and hitting passing vehicles.
Around 4 p.m., witnesses said that Nesteruk encountered a man who was armed.
The fire department said Nesteruk was shot twice.
Witnesses told ABC7 he was shot in the chest, and the other man who was armed walked away calmly from the scene.
Chicago police said no arrests have been made.
Soffer said the video is a clear example of one major tool now in the hands of law enforcement.
Gil Soffer emphasized the prevalence of cameras in today’s world, stating that there are various types of surveillance such as store cameras, cell phone recordings, and numerous other sources that continuously capture our actions.
One estimate has Chicago with nearly 50,000 cameras in use, more than 18 for every 1,000 people.
“I think the better way to look at it is this video could be one piece of a much larger puzzle, and if the evidence comes piling in, then it will be joined by maybe eyewitness testimony, maybe DNA evidence, maybe articles of clothing that match the description or the picture of what we’re seeing,” Soffer told the I-Team.
In addition to tens of thousands of public cameras, atop poles and government buildings, there are thousands of additional private security cameras installed to monitor businesses.
People also have doorbell cameras at their front doors.
The video in the Lincoln Park case appears to be a from a street-level private camera.
Police frequently go door-to-door after neighborhood crimes searching for whatever video might help crack a case.
Anyone with information is asked to call Area Three detectives at (312) 744-8261, or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com.
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