Gov. JB Pritzker scrubs photo he took with city ‘peacekeeper’ later charged with murder

Democratic Governor Illinois JB Pritzker is firing a photo alongside a resident of the Chicago area involved in the city’s “Peace Protection” program, which was accused just days after a fatal robbery of crash and dust that led to the father’s death soon.

Pritzker office of Fox News confirmed that it removed a picture in an official government press statement from the ruler and the man wearing the “Peace Tools Program” jacket, known as Kellen McMiller, who was charged last week regarding the deadly theft. The photo was taken with Pitzker as part of a week’s initiative, as the ruler traveled to different locations across Chicago to meet various community leaders, such as school administrators, community violence interventions, and local business leaders.

Meanwhile, the court records showed that at that time, McMeller represented his image next to the highest official in Illinois, who had four distinguished arrest orders, according to the Chicago-Times newspaper.

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In response to the image, Pritzker’s office issued a statement indicating that they are “very troubled” to learn the arrest of McMiller and its alleged involvement in a fatal robbery.

“The ruler meets hundreds of people in societies every week and is often required to take pictures,” Pretzker spokesman said in a joint statement with the media. “We felt very anxious when we learned that this person was arrested because of his alleged participation in this serious crime, and we expect to take responsibility to the fullest of the law. The ruler will continue to do everything in his power to fight the crime, and our neighborhoods remain in the safety of a crime, support, and support of violence, which has proven to be working to work. Rehabilitation.”

McMeller, 35, was accused of death, theft and retail sale alongside six accused participating to theft on September 11 at the Luis Vuitton Store along Merish Mail in Chicago. The picture occurred with Pritzker six days ago, during an event that highlights the “peacekeeping” in the city where they work Community violence prevented to help reduce continuous violent crime in Chicago. McMeller wore the group’s costume while standing next to the ruler.

Ice Pritzker rupture due to a “bias with an illegal criminal foreigner” after the officer dragged, the suspect opened fire on the dead.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks at the American Progress Center office on March 18, 2025, in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Prosecutors claimed that McMeller was part of the Bick App truck team in the Louis Vuitton store, and theft of approximately $ 700,000 of goods. With the arrival of the police, one of the escalatory car was criticized to another vehicle driven by Marcceta, 40,.

Aseeta was later killed in the accident that occurred one day before his girlfriend gave birth to their son.

This incident comes with Pritzker when he and President Donald Trump continues to excel whether the federal government should deploy the National Guard forces in Chicago to help suppress the crime of the violent city. However, Pritzker again argued that there is no crime emergency in Chicago that would invite federal forces to intervene.

President Donald Trump and Illinois Ruler, GB Pritzker, circulated sharp words as Trump floats, deploying the National Guard forces in Chicago. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)

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However, the president threatened to send the National Guard even if Pritzker tried to prevent him.

Trump told reporters earlier this week. Chicago is the trap of death, and I will make it just as I did with the capital, just as I will do with Memphis. “