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Charging Decision Looms in Fatal Police Shooting of Dexter Reed

It arrives after COPA investigators released footage showing officers fired 96 rounds in 41 seconds.

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A still image of a video released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability shows a group of Chicago police officers surrounding a vehicle driven by Dexter Reed, 26, moments before an "exchange of gunfire" in which Reed was fatally shot on March 21, 2024 in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. (Chicago Police Department)

Overview

  • Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke will announce today whether to charge officers in the March 2024 West Side traffic stop that left Reed dead.
  • The Civilian Office of Police Accountability concluded Reed fired first and four tactical officers returned fire with roughly 96 shots over 41 seconds.
  • The Cook County Medical Examiner ruled Reed’s death a homicide after he was struck at least 13 times in the confrontation.
  • Reed’s family filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit alleging excessive force, and a proposed $1.25 million settlement was rejected by the City Council Finance Committee.
  • Prosecutors will weigh COPA’s findings, medical evidence and legal standards as Chicago awaits the announcement at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.