Man who shot, killed off-duty CPD officer in River North gets 90 years
Menelik Jackson was found guilty of first-degree murder last October in the March 2019 deadly shooting of CPD officer John Rivera.
Rivera, 23, was shot and killed after leaving a River North establishment at around 3:30 a.m. that early morning.
According to authorities, Menelik Jackson was armed and looking for revenge after he and a group of friends got into a fight at the former Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's.
Rivera, who was out with friends, had nothing to do with the fight.
During the trial, Jackson admitted to firing a handgun at Rivera's car seconds after walking up to it, according to the Sun-Times.
Rivera and a 23-year-old man, who later recovered, were shot inside the vehicle in the 700 block of North Clark Street. Rivera died from his injuries.
The 2013 Brother Rice graduate was on the force for two years.
Man receives 65 years for murder of off-duty Chicago police officer
Jackson was charged along with Jovan Battle and Jaquan Washington. Battle was sentenced to 65 years in 2021 after pointing out Rivera's car to Jackson and Washington.
Washington was sentenced to 13 years last December.
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