African American male, age 15. On a rainy Friday, October 9, 2009, Kiwane Albert Carrington, a 15-year-old male, walked with a friend to the back of a relative's home in Champaign after realizing he didn't have a key.
A neighbor mistook the teens for burglars and phoned police about a break-in on West Vine Street.
Responding first was Police Chief R.T. Finney; moments later Officer Daniel Norbits arrived with his sidearm drawn.
In the muddy backyard, a struggle unfolded. Norbits'
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