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Officer Who Fatally Shot Partner Says He Was Victim in Wicker Park Bar Altercation

Internal investigators are reviewing his conduct at DSTRKT after reports he sought surveillance video while on leave.

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Overview

  • In a police report, Officer Carlos Baker said a woman recorded him, he was harassed over the June 5 shooting, and his girlfriend’s mother punched him outside the bar.
  • A separate report by an off-duty officer alleges Baker and another woman struck her in the vestibule after he pressured her to delete videos, and she received two stitches at a hospital.
  • Baker has been relieved of police powers, and his attorney contends the action was improper.
  • COPA confirms it is investigating both the alleged Aug. 10 assault and the earlier shooting that left Officer Krystal Rivera dead.
  • The department’s internal affairs unit is examining an accusation that Baker tried to obtain surveillance footage and said he was investigating the case despite being on leave.