Chicago's top cop testifies at trial, recalls being shot in head

By Jason Meisner Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — The question put to Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on the witness stand Thursday was blunt. Are police officers sometimes justified in shooting a fleeing suspect in the back? "Yes," Johnson replied calmly in a Cook County courtroom. Then the 29-year police veteran pointed at a scar near the top of his head, saying he had a constant reminder "right here" of a suspect who had turned and fired at him years ago during a foot...