Overview

• The family held a July 2 press conference with Romanucci & Blandin to launch a civil investigation into Officer Rivera’s death.
• They are calling on Mayor Johnson and Supt. Snelling to hand over the criminal inquiry to the Illinois State Police for an outside review.
• The family’s attorneys demand public release of body-worn camera and dash-cam footage along with partner Officer Carlos Baker’s full personnel file.
• A Cook County judge’s protective order bars disclosure of shooting videos and related materials until the trials of Adrian Rucker and Jaylin Arnold conclude.
• COPA continues its administrative investigation as Rucker and Arnold face armed violence and weapons charges in connection with the June 5 incident.