Rankin had been responding to a report of suspected shoplifting and engaged in a physical struggle with Chapman, who instigated the altercation while trying to arrest him.
The shooting occurred approximately four years after the killing of Kirill Denyakin, who died after being shot by Rankin in 2011.
[1][2] In September 2015, Rankin was indicted on the charge of first-degree murder in Chapman's death, and was found guilty by a jury of voluntary manslaughter on August 4, 2016.
Chapman's body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner with his hands cuffed behind his back.
[7] On September 3, a grand jury indicted Rankin on a charge of first degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony.