Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gunshots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left one man dead and one officer injured last month.

Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gunshots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left one man dead and one officer injured, according to graphic video footage a police oversight agency released Tuesday.

Five officers from a tactical unit who were in an unmarked police vehicle surrounded an SUV last month driven by Dexter Reed, allegedly for failing to wear a seatbelt. Video shows the 26-year-old Black man briefly lowering a window and then raising it and refusing to exit the vehicle as more officers arrived, yelled commands and drew weapons.

  • fmstratAEnglish
    6•7 months ago

    The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said preliminary evidence showed Reed fired first, injuring an officer in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the city’s West Side. Then four officers returned fire, shooting 96 rounds.

    Understanding there is no clear footage showing he fired first, and I’m not saying I believe one way or the other, but it will be interesting to see the full set of bodycam footage. OP left this out of the overview.

      • crossmr
        2•7 months ago

        All the bodycams have been released. There is absolutely no evidence that any of the cops fired before Reed. You can see almost all the cops in the one angle in the article. The rest of the angles don’t show it any different. There is also the angle of the cop who got shot on the other side. It’s clear as day that Reed fired first.

        • fmstratAEnglish
          2•7 months ago

          And this was verified by both internal investigations, and external inspector, and includes video evidence from a neighbor’s security camera. Commenter seems to think this article is the only coverage.

          I’m all for investigating the rationale for the stop, and major excessive force after the fact, and that’s where focus should be.

      • fmstratAEnglish
        0•7 months ago

        Not true. See other responses.

        • @Madison420@lemmy.world
          3•7 months ago

          There’s no evidence, they say ballistics, which are collected and determined by whom? The police, is police testimony, I’m sorry you don’t understand the nuances of the language used.

          • fmstratAEnglish
            -1•7 months ago

            Have you actually read any other article? Let’s pick one of thousands: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dexter-reed-chicago-police-shooting-family/

            Specifically, COPA is uncertain how the officers could have seen this seatbelt violation given their location relative to [the] vehicle and the dark tints on vehicle windows

            Bad.

            Body camera footage shows one officer fired at least three shots after Reed fell to the ground, but was still moving.

            Real bad.

            While the Reed family’s attorneys did not directly address COPA’s assertion that it appears Reed fired first, they suggested he feared for his life when five plainclothes officers surrounded his vehicle pointing weapons. They also said the officers never announced themselves as police during the incident.

            Also bad. Read that first sentence a few times. Even the family realizes there are plenty of things wrong with what happened that deserve swift rectification without focusing on the one element there appears to be evidence from.

            Do you understand what COPA is? Do you understand they are civilian, and not the police?

            Another one: https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/us/dexter-reed-chicago-police-shooting-video?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_google

            "Review of video footage and initial reports appears to confirm that Mr. Reed fired first, striking the officer and four officers returned fire,” the office [COPA] said.

            I’m 100% for reform, but either you’re down the echo chamber and refuse to read, or you’re trolling. Either way this is the last bit of education from me.

            • @Madison420@lemmy.world
              3•7 months ago

              Point to one piece of evidence in that story that is not based on testimony.

              In fact every quote you’ve provided makes it more clear there is no evidence.

              Ed: your source

              It was not immediately clear from CNN’s review of bodycam footage who fired first.

              The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) is an independent city agency which has the authority to investigate allegations of police officer misconduct and police shootings.[28] It can make recommendations about disciplinary action and department policy, but cannot take such action itself.[27][29] COPA was created in 2016, replacing the former Independent Police Review Authority.[29]

              Tell me, if a lawsuit is successful who pays? The city does! So who has a inherent bias? The city!

              You’ve clearly never been to Chicago or pay attention to its policing.

              They don’t have 4 agencies and a consent decree because they’re super honest or good at their jobs.