Battle, who was living on the streets in River North and had only just met the two men, led them across the street and pointed at a car containing Rivera and a group of friends, prosecutors said. Jackson fired point-blank into the vehicle, striking Rivera in the face and twice in the back. His friend Sierra, a military reservist, was shot in the shoulder and chest but survived despite a bullet lodging in his neck.
Homeless man convicted in death of off-duty Chicago cop sentenced to 65 years in prison
