Deadly Chicago traffic stop where police fired 96 shots raises serious questions about use of force
by Sophia Tareen
Apr 10, 2024
3 minutes
A deadly traffic stop where plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 shots in under a minute has raised serious questions about the use of force and role of tactical officers in departments.
As family and community members mourn 26-year-old Dexter Reed, a police oversight agency and Cook County prosecutors are investigating.
Here’s a deeper look:
‘GRAVE CONCERNS’
Videos and documents released this week by the Chicago Office of Police Accountability paint a harrowing picture of what happened during the March 21 traffic stop.
But about a week ago, the oversight agency’s leader
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