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On November 25, 2016, in Chicago's Homan Square neighborhood, 35-year-old Jeffery Banks was fatally shot by 37-year-old Cleotha Mitchell. The incident occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Central Park Avenue. Officers on patrol in the area heard gunfire and reportedly observed Mitchell shooting Banks. Mitchell also allegedly shot a second individual in the arm, who was later hospitalized in stable condition. Both Banks and Mitchell were pronounced dead at the scene. ((https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicago-8-killed-60-wounded-in-thanksgiving-weekend-violence/?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

Following the shooting, responding officers engaged with Mitchell, resulting in his death. The city's Independent Police Review Authority initiated an investigation into the officers' use of force in this incident, as well as in other recent police-involved shootings in Chicago. ((https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chicago-8-killed-60-wounded-in-thanksgiving-weekend-violence/?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

This tragic event was part of a particularly violent Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago, during which at least 58 people were shot, eight of them fatally. The surge in violence underscored ongoing concerns about public safety and the challenges faced by law enforcement in the city. ((https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-violence-thanksgiving-holiday-weekend-shootings-police/2017147/?utm_source=chatgpt.com))