Overview

• Cook County Medical Examiner records finalized last week state the fatal round entered through a vest opening under Rivera’s left arm and classify the manner of death as homicide.
• Rivera, 36, was unintentionally shot in June by her partner, Officer Carlos Baker, during a foot pursuit in Chatham, according to investigators.
• Separate probes are underway into an Aug. 10 incident at DSTRKT Bar & Grill, where an off-duty officer reported Baker pressured her to delete videos and punched her, while Baker reported he was harassed and struck by his girlfriend’s mother.
• Internal affairs is examining reports that Baker sought surveillance footage related to the bar altercation after identifying himself as looking into the matter.
• Two men tied to the June encounter face weapons and narcotics charges, no murder count has been filed, a protective order limits release of case materials, and Rivera’s family is urging an independent review citing Baker’s prior complaints.