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VIDEO COPA video shows Chicago police firing at Dexter Reed 96 times in 41 seconds after he shot officer
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4 Chicago Police Officers Fired at Dexter Reed 96 Times in 41 Seconds After He Shot Officer in Arm: COPA
COPA calls for officers to be relieved of police powers during investigation
Matt Masterson | Heather Cherone | April 9, 2024 1:03 pm
Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 shots in less than one minute after Dexter Reed appeared to have shot first during a fatal traffic stop in Humboldt Park last month, according to police oversight officials.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) on Tuesday released body camera footage showing the fatal shooting of Reed by Chicago police officers during a March 21 traffic stop 3800 block of West Ferdinand Street. Reed had been pulled over for purportedly not wearing a seatbelt.
COPA in a statement said preliminary evidence “appears to confirm” that Reed fired first before officers responded by firing 96 shots in a matter 41 seconds. The agency has recommended to CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling that four of the officers involved be relieved of their police powers during the investigation.
“Each use of deadly force must be evaluated by examining the totality of circumstances, including the officer’s actions prior to their use of force,” COPA’s First Deputy Chief Administrator Ephraim Eaddy said in a statement.
The CPD in a statement Tuesday said it is cooperating fully with COPA’s ongoing investigation.
“We cannot make a determination on this shooting until all the facts are known and this investigation has concluded,” the statement reads.
Mayor Brandon Johnson called the footage of Reed’s death “deeply disturbing” in a hastily scheduled appearance at City Hall, where he was flanked by Andrea Kersten, the head of COPA, and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.
“I’m personally devastated to see yet another young Black man lose his life during an interaction with the police,” Johnson said, adding that shooting a police officer could never be condoned or excused.
Johnson said he spoke with members of Reed's family in the days before the video was released and visited the wounded officer.
“Both Dexter Reed and this officer could have been my students,” said Johnson, who taught civics at Westinghouse College Prep, where Reed went to high school and was a basketball standout.
Johnson said the officer who was hit came close to dying.
“If that bullet had hit him a few inches in a different direction, I would be here today talking about the loss of another Black man,” Johnson said.
Vowing to hold Chicago officers to the highest standards, Johnson asked for peace as the investigation continues.
Johnson took no questions from reporters, and Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling was not present for his remarks.
Foxx said her office was in the early stages of investigating the shooting, and pleaded for enough time to complete a thorough investigation.
“We ask for your patience and trust,” Foxx said.
Find COPA’s full case log with video and reports here.
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4 Chicago Police Officers Fired at Dexter Reed 96 Times in 41 Seconds After He Shot Officer in Arm: COPA
COPA calls for officers to be relieved of police powers during investigation
Matt Masterson | Heather Cherone | April 9, 2024 1:03 pm
Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 shots in less than one minute after Dexter Reed appeared to have shot first during a fatal traffic stop in Humboldt Park last month, according to police oversight officials.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) on Tuesday released body camera footage showing the fatal shooting of Reed by Chicago police officers during a March 21 traffic stop 3800 block of West Ferdinand Street. Reed had been pulled over for purportedly not wearing a seatbelt.
COPA in a statement said preliminary evidence “appears to confirm” that Reed fired first before officers responded by firing 96 shots in a matter 41 seconds. The agency has recommended to CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling that four of the officers involved be relieved of their police powers during the investigation.
“Each use of deadly force must be evaluated by examining the totality of circumstances, including the officer’s actions prior to their use of force,” COPA’s First Deputy Chief Administrator Ephraim Eaddy said in a statement.
The CPD in a statement Tuesday said it is cooperating fully with COPA’s ongoing investigation.
“We cannot make a determination on this shooting until all the facts are known and this investigation has concluded,” the statement reads.
Mayor Brandon Johnson called the footage of Reed’s death “deeply disturbing” in a hastily scheduled appearance at City Hall, where he was flanked by Andrea Kersten, the head of COPA, and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.
“I’m personally devastated to see yet another young Black man lose his life during an interaction with the police,” Johnson said, adding that shooting a police officer could never be condoned or excused.
Johnson said he spoke with members of Reed's family in the days before the video was released and visited the wounded officer.
“Both Dexter Reed and this officer could have been my students,” said Johnson, who taught civics at Westinghouse College Prep, where Reed went to high school and was a basketball standout.
Johnson said the officer who was hit came close to dying.
“If that bullet had hit him a few inches in a different direction, I would be here today talking about the loss of another Black man,” Johnson said.
Vowing to hold Chicago officers to the highest standards, Johnson asked for peace as the investigation continues.
Johnson took no questions from reporters, and Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling was not present for his remarks.
Foxx said her office was in the early stages of investigating the shooting, and pleaded for enough time to complete a thorough investigation.
“We ask for your patience and trust,” Foxx said.
Find COPA’s full case log with video and reports here.
The deceased was pulled over for a "seatbelt infraction" yet the police had guns drawn and were apparently going to physically remove the deceased from the vehicle. For a seatbelt violation, which used to be just a secondary violation.
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Video shows Chicago police shoot at Dexter Reed 96 times, oversight agency says
33dInd
Veteran Member
He died because he shot first
drafter
Veteran Member
Maybe he’d had enough. Just sayin. Can only lick that boot so long before you finally lose your taste for it.
Notice that the guys let the lady cop lead the take down?
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willowlady
Veteran Member
Not sorry. If he shot first, more power to them.
33dInd
Veteran Member
And maybe he was just a career criminal
Piece of crap that we are better off without
The "PC" claimed by the LEOs involved is what's going to get them in trouble, particularly this summer. I'm guessing the deceased will figure prominently in the "protests" leading up to the DNC convention in Chicago.
That the deceased started the gun fight and it was caught on body cam will be lost in the political demands of the time. "Horst Wessel" once more.
medic38572
TB Fanatic
Just an outside view looking in, and I do not know all the facts as the article doesn't specify his past run in's or history. But how many cops with guns pointed at you does it take to roll up your windows back up? Over a frigging seat belt violation, they are going to pull guns and threaten him? Really? Over a frigging seat belt? At what point do you as a citizen have the right to defend your life? After they pull you out of the car at gunpoint and beat you down? Over a seat belt?
What role does the 4th amendment play into this? Probably none because guns, the 2nd is outlawed in Chicago. But he has the right to be secure.
My opinion means nothing except 92 rounds were fired, including rounds fired after he was down. After he fired the first volley when they were about to break into his car over a seat belt violation.
Thy will scream officer safety, officer safety. Wht about th Civilian safety? **** their officer safety if they cannot make a traffic stop for a seat belt violation without threatening and endangering everyone within 2 blocks!
I hope the damn cowards go to prison.
subnet
Boot
Who licked a boot???
Watching the vid, that was an asshat looking for a fight and found one.
No. Once he began to ignore commands he decided which road they went down.
IF, it was an unlawful stop, you let a lawyer handle that later.
I fully understand the visceral reaction to the perception of excessive force although I think it is misplaced from what I saw.
The dude got plenty of chances to comply.
That was suicide by cop. Jmo.
Inefficiency notwithstanding...
dawgofwar10
Veteran Member
Always is, but if the perp did as he was told, we would not have this video.
I suspect he had been sitting there quite some time to draw that crowd.
Illini Warrior
Illini Warrior
all plain clothes - no uniforms - they knew something but had nothing but the obvious seatbelt violation to make the stop - probably visited a drug house and this guy was the ticket to the big bust .....
Milkweed Host
Veteran Member
Maybe a seatbelt violation was a pretext for this stop, but there are several squads
involved and the officers are not dressed like regular patrol street officers. This appears
to be a special unit. I await more info on this shooting.
We will probably soon hear the real reason this POS won't be going to court.
90 some rounds is a lot bullets flying around the neighborhood.
involved and the officers are not dressed like regular patrol street officers. This appears
to be a special unit. I await more info on this shooting.
We will probably soon hear the real reason this POS won't be going to court.
90 some rounds is a lot bullets flying around the neighborhood.
Yep. It's likely he's a multiple felon, well known to the local LEOs.
Sounds likely. I doubt the "victim" is a responsible citizen, much less the reincarnation of Mother Teresa.
Summerthyme
blueinterceptor
Veteran Member
It’s a good shoot. If the stop was sound, the perp shot first. The other officers perceived the same threat and responded accordingly. In this case tunnel vision took over with the individual cops focused on the threat. Trying to reassess in the middle of combat is not going to happen. The police Shooting back at a perp shooting at you, first, is the seemingly ideal cause and response. No knives, bats 21 foot rules etc etc. For some here, that’s not even good enough now. Maybe the cops should set their phasers on stun.
I can tell you this. If someone shoots at you at relatively contact distance, you don’t want that person to shoot at you or yours a second time.
I can tell you this. If someone shoots at you at relatively contact distance, you don’t want that person to shoot at you or yours a second time.
33dInd
Veteran Member
Yy
Don’t think this individual was a solid respectable citizen
There’s much more to this situation that is purposely left out of the article
No one’s going to prison
Shame on you
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Don’t think this individual was a solid respectable citizen
There’s much more to this situation that is purposely left out of the article
No one’s going to prison
Shame on you
usmcpackrat
Veteran Member
At least no dogs were harmed herre.....oh wait, it's Chicago PD not the FBATFE ........no kids burned no women holding infants shot to death so I guess that it is okay..
medic38572
TB Fanatic
Doesn't his right to be secure in the 4th cover his vehicle? You better check. Last I saw once you step out of the door just like your home they will do what they want. There was no let me see your drivers license registration or proof of insurance. Just get out of the vehicle then guns drawn! There maybe more to the story that we are not being told as to why they stop. But the seat belt could have been the reason for the stop just to pull him over, he may have just left a drug house or something else. We do not know, But considering there were 4 officers there on the spot you might think they were watching him looking for a reason to pull him over.
You can call it suicide, I will call it murder after at least 2 officers fired more shots after he was down and not moving.
You try that, see where it gets you. Just like the 21 foot rule of engagement. Good for me, but not for thee.
About that lawyer? Unless you have a ton of money at your disposal to hire a good attorney, you are stuck with a public defender, you know the guy or gal that says they work for you but are paid by the state, who sits in rooms and makes deals with the state prosecutors that also gets paid by the state to put you behind bars.
Look I get it, people are and can be dangerous especially if you let them be. On the other hand many take the oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the US. They swear this and then sign an affidavit to affirm it and then go out on the streets and do the opposite of it. And then tell you look I am just doing my job!
Look the visceral reaction that I saw was not what you saw, I saw an over zealous bitch screaming and barking orders and draw her sidearm when he refused to roll his window back down. I would have rolled it back up as well then listen to that mouthy bitch! Talk to me like I am a human being.
I have said it at least a hundred times, in the pasy it really doesn't matter, "COMPLY OR DIE".
medic38572
TB Fanatic
I do not think he was either
I agree
Well it is Chitcago
I did not do anything but quarterback what I saw, I fired nary a 1 of those 92 shots, which by the way we will vait for the autopsy report to come out and see how many times he was hit! As of right now, we do not know how any houses or other vehicles were hit by gunfire. We do know 1 officer was hit in the arm by watching body cam footage he might have been hit by friendly crossfire.
When George Floyd died, I felt bad for the cops, I told everyone he died of an overdose before the autopsy cqme out. We all knew it. They railroaded those cops.
blueinterceptor
Veteran Member
You should watch that video in slowly. One officer gave the commands. Those windows were heavily tinted and there was no way you could see his hands. He was not going to comply. He did try to get away as one of the videos shows him moving the vehicle. He fired the first shot and that was his plan. Bait the officers, play possum, and the shoot. Were a number of shots fired yes. Did the perp fire only one shot? Judging from the videos, how would you know?
The bad guy decided his own fate.
That video gives an idea of the “fog of war”. Complete pandemonium
The bad guy decided his own fate.
That video gives an idea of the “fog of war”. Complete pandemonium
medic38572
TB Fanatic
Who was Dexter? Well he wasn't going to be a Doctor but a broadcaster
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Attorneys representing the family of Dexter Reed, a 26-year-old man killed in a shootout with Chicago police last month, spoke out following the release of shocking bodycam footage.
Family of Dexter Reed speaks out after release of videos showing his death during Chicago police shooting
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Attorneys representing the family of Dexter Reed, a 26-year-old man killed in a shootout with Chicago police last month, spoke out following the release of shocking bodycam footage.
blueinterceptor
Veteran Member
Which body cam video shows the cop standing over him military style and executing him? After the perp was lying face down and not moving, no shots were fired.
Lawyers looking for a paycheck. Nothing more, nothing less
Lawyers looking for a paycheck. Nothing more, nothing less
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medic38572
TB Fanatic
You have to stop shooting before the body stops moving!
blueinterceptor
Veteran Member
You stop shooting when the threat ends. There’s a movie about an fbi shooting. Those perps kept moving and shooting despite being shot several times themselves.
There were 4 videos of this. Judging only by the video How many shots were fired by Dexter? How many times was Dexter hit?
medic38572
TB Fanatic
Ain't know one saying. But how many of those officers were in uniform or identified themselves as Police?
The last speaker wants the police defunded! I do not agree with that, I do agree with firing and trying those officers involved in a court for murder except for the one who was shot. Maybe they will, but they will never get a fair trial in Chicago unless their peers are all former police.
The last speaker wants the police defunded! I do not agree with that, I do agree with firing and trying those officers involved in a court for murder except for the one who was shot. Maybe they will, but they will never get a fair trial in Chicago unless their peers are all former police.
Creedmoor
Tempus Fugit
Did he change shape or catch fire?
blueinterceptor
Veteran Member
Hind sight is always 20/20. Cops get a split second to make a decision, that a lawyer will take weeks to pull apart.
medic38572
TB Fanatic
Hind sight is always someone severely injured or deaded with nary a consequence, But the good thing is all went home that night except for two. He went to the funeral home and the other for surgery. And the thing is, no one had to die. And no one had to be injured!