Chapearl is the mother of laquin mac donald, who was fatally shot by a chicago police officer in 20 14. Chapearl wanted to get access to footage surrounding her son's death. She sought help from an organization called the invisible institute. The institute had played a key role in getting footage release from laquin macDonald's case.
Shapearl Wells' son Courtney Copeland was fatally shot in 2016. He was 22 years old. Shapearl wanted answers to what had happened to her son in his final moments, but when she wasn't getting them, she decided to take matters into her own hands.
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