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Chicago Officer Who Fatally Shot Partner Faces New Assault Investigation

COPA has opened a probe into allegations that Officer Baker battered a colleague at a Wicker Park bar, with Rivera’s family pressing for public release of sealed shooting records.

The Chicago Police Department logo hangs on the outside of Chicago Public Safety Headquarters on Dec. 1, 2023. (Talia Sprague/Chicago Tribune)
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Overview

  • The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has launched an investigation into claims that Officer Carlos Baker and an associate battered a female off-duty officer outside the DSTRKT Bar & Grill in Wicker Park.
  • The injured officer received treatment for facial lacerations, filed a police report and an evidence technician documented her injuries, and Chicago police say no arrests have been made.
  • The June 5 friendly-fire shooting that killed Officer Krystal Rivera remains under inquiry, and a Cook County court order continues to block release of related body-camera footage and personnel files.
  • Baker, who joined the Chicago Police Department in December 2021, has accumulated more than a dozen misconduct complaints, including an earlier bar-related allegation that did not lead to criminal charges.
  • Rivera’s family, represented by attorney Antonio Romanucci, is demanding an independent Illinois State Police investigation and full public disclosure of all videos and internal records.