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Posted: 4:04 PM Aug 24, 2010
Barmore Shooting Timeline
It all started August 24, 2009, when police spotted a suspect near downtown Rockford, wanted for a domestic dispute case.
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It all started August 24, 2009, when police spotted a suspect near downtown Rockford, wanted for a domestic dispute case. They ran after him into the Kingdom Authority Ministry Church, where the shooting happened in the basement near the church's pre-school. The victim's family members identified the suspect as 23 year old Mark Anthony Barmore of Rockford.
8-25-09, Pastor Melvin Brown held a vigil for Barmore in Kingdom Authority, and that turned into a tour of the crime scene.
8-28-09, "I'd like to talk about the facts of August 24." Rockford Police Chet Epperson announced he's inviting the FBI and Illinois state police to investigate the shooting.
Epperson's announcement came after hundreds of people marched through downtown Rockford, voicing their support for an outside investigation.
On 8-30-2010 reverend Jesse Jackson visited Rockford. Despite calls from the community the shooting was an act of racism, he and Barmore's mother said the contrary. "This has nothing to do about race because my son was both races so this is not a racial thing and i want people to understand that"
8-31-09 State's Attorney Joe Bruscato announces the Illinois state police will conduct their own investigation of the shooting.
"In him we see a new need for a new light on the west side." On 9-3-2009, Jackson and hundreds of others turn out for Barmore's funeral.
9-6-09 Another group takes to the streets, but this time in support of the two officers involved in the shooting hold a march of their own.
9-21-09 The city of Rockford hires Independent Assessment & Monitoring, the group releasing Tuesday's report, to do an administrative review of the shooting.
10-8-09 The family of Mark Barmore files suit against the city of Rockford. And against the two police officers. A week later Kingdom Authority files a lawsuit against the police department, charges include negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false imprisonment.
12-08-09 The illinois state police investigation into whether Rockford police officers were justified wraps up, but the state's attorney first sends them to a Winnebago county grand jury.
12-23-09 "The investigation by the illinois state police indicated fully and completely that this was a justified shooting" State's attorney joe Bruscato announces Rockford police officers Stan North and Oda Poole were justified is shooting mark Barmore.
12-28-09 The Winnebago county state attorney's office wants Marissa and Shelia brown to be held in contempt for not showing up to testify before the December 23rd grand jury.
1-8-10 The FBI says they will review the state's investigation into the shooting, and consider conducting their own.
2-18-10 17 year old Marissa Brown turned herself in at the Winnebago county courthouse. She faces four felony counts of disorderly conduct and if convicted on all counts could be sentenced from four to 12 years in prison.
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I have said it before and I will say it again this guy was a criminal that got what he deserved because of his own actions and you cannot fault the police for doing their jobs. Barmore was a criminal who had no regard for the law and his parents brought him up wrong because if they had brought him up right he wouldn't have turned out to be the woman beating criminal he became. The real people who have suffered in all of this are the 2 officers, their families, and the men and woman who protect us everyday. The 2 that should also be ashamed of themselves are the police chief and mayor in this situation. If Rev. Brown, Rev Jackson, NAACP, etc. keep wanting to bring this issue up then they better not expect anyting to get better in this town because of all of their fibbing and chaos over the last year this city is more divided than ever and as much as they want to blame it on the Barmore shooting they can only look in the mirror and blame themselves. Keep up the good work RPD officers.
THIS GOES ON AND ON..THE GUY WAS A PUNK WHO DID NOT WANT TO GO TO JAIL AS A PUNK WOMAN BEATER...THIS IS NOT GOOD !!ONLY ONE STEP ABOVE A PEDOPHILE THIS IS BAD HE KNEW THIS....THANK GOD SOME PEOPLE TOLD THE TRUTH ..WE SHOULD ALL THANK THEM ....
I am tired of hearing about this situation and that it was a black man shot and a white police officer. We are in a different century folks, live in the present and not the past. The officer wether he or she was white or black, they were doing their job and protecting the innocent children that were at the daycare. I believe it is the daycares job to protect those children and I have not heard any gratitude to the workers in the daycare or the police task for keeping them safe. Lets all move on PLEASE!!!
