Chicago cop testifies about raid on his apartment

Officer says gun team got warrant to search his home based on faulty information

By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune reporter August 5, 2012

Four officers had their guns pointed at him in his living room. His two young boys were crying, and his wife and mother were screaming.

Officer Markee Cooper Sr. raised one hand in the air, slowly knelt down and put his gun on his living room floor.

“I just didn’t want anyone to start shooting,” Cooper, himself a Chicago police officer, testified last week. “I didn’t want anyone to hurt my family.”

Chicago cop testifies about raid on his apartment