Chicago IG goes on ‘listening tour’ to hear from Chicagoans
The Chicago inspector general’s office also released a quarterly report documenting misconduct from city employees.
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WBEZ Weekly News Recap, April 12, 2024
Video shows Chicago police firing nearly 100 shots in less than a minute, resulting in the death of 26-year-old Dexter Reed during a traffic stop.
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Fatal police shooting of Dexter Reed sparks outcry to reform CPD’s use of traffic stops
Officer body camera video footage shows police engaged in heavy gunfire after pulling Reed over for purportedly not wearing a seat belt.
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Clashes break out at protest on West Side after release of Dexter Reed shooting footage
Family and community activists called for the firing of officers who shot and killed Dexter Reed. Two people were injured as protesters clashed and blocked an intersection outside a police station.
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Police oversight agency releases bodycam footage of fatal police shooting of Chicagoan Dexter Reed
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said it will “carefully review the actions of the involved police officers and their supervisors to determine whether training, policy and directives were properly followed.”
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Watchdog chief questions whether Chicago cops lied about why they stopped Dexter Reed before killing him in exchange of gunfire
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said it will “carefully review the actions of the involved police officers and their supervisors to determine whether training, policy and directives were properly followed.”
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Chicago officials to release video showing fatal police shooting in Humboldt Park
An exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop last month killed the driver and wounded one of the several Chicago police officers involved in the gunfight.
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Women saw red flags, one man saw defamation
Dozens of members and moderators of the Chicago Facebook group “Are We Dating The Same Guy?” are due in court Monday as part of a federal lawsuit.
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Chicago Police traffic stops increase for the third year in a row, a new report shows
Two civil rights groups authored the study and say its findings show CPD needs to rethink how it conducts traffic stops.
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How Eileen O’Neill Burke won the razor-thin primary for Cook County state’s attorney
The neck-and-neck Democratic race between O’Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III was marked by huge margins at the precinct level, data show.
