City officials on Thursday released video and other materials related to the fatal shooting of a man by Chicago police officers in West Ridge last month.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said the incident began around 10:25 p.m. on December 9 when two officers responded to a call of a stolen vehicle in the 5700 block of North Washtenaw Avenue.
According to COPA, officers saw a dark-colored sedan pull alongside the stolen vehicle and saw two people attempting to enter the stolen car. Both officers approached the suspects and ordered them to stop, COPA said.
One suspect fled on foot while the other man, identified as Roberto Calvario, 20, jumped into the driver’s seat of the sedan they arrived in. Astruggle ensued between an officer and Calvario, and the officer fired his weapon as Calvario was driving away, striking him, COPA said.
The car briefly dragged the officer before crashing into an unoccupied parked vehicle, according to COPA. Calvario was pronounced dead at a hospital, while the officer was said to be in good condition shortly after the confrontation. COPA said police recovered two weapons at the scene.
Court records show Calvario received a three-year prison sentence in March 2025 for possessing a stolen motor vehicle and illegally possessing a firearm.
Body-worn camera footage released Thursday shows officers removing a firearm from Calvario’s front waistband after they pulled him from the vehicle, mortally wounded. The footage also shows a woman was seated in the passenger seat next to Calvario when he was shot, though she did not appear to be physically injured.
COPA continues to investigate the incident from a departmental policy perspective. All materials released by COPA on Thursday, including full videos, are available on the agency’s website.
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