CHICAGO - Outside CPD's 11th district on Tuesday, chaos erupted as demonstrators blocked streets and clashed with police.
Nearly 100 activists and concerned Chicago residents gathered in solidarity, demanding justice following the death of Dexter Reed.
"We don't need armed police officers to enforce seat belt regulations. Why are tactical teams responding to routine traffic stops? It doesn't add up. Dexter Reed's vehicle had tinted windows, so the argument that they were enforcing seat belt laws doesn't make sense," said Reed's supporters.
COPA investigators stated that the 26-year-old fired at police first during a traffic stop in Garfield Park. Police body camera footage depicted Reed out of the car, on the ground, with officers continuing to shoot.
"They fired away 96 times in 41 seconds. They fired away 40 times on an unarmed man outside his vehicle", the family's attorney said.
Reed, aged 26, was a former basketball standout at Westinghouse High School, leading the team to a regional championship. His mother mentioned his passion for cooking and his aspiration to pursue a career in broadcasting.
Reed's supporters are advocating for the abolition of the department's tactical teams and for the officers involved to face criminal charges.
Why was he wearing a ski mask? Why did he illegally carry a gun while awaiting trial on a gun charge?
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ReplyDeleteThis clown fired on the police first. What were the police supposed to do? W@rite an angry letter to the Times?
ReplyDeleteClean shoot
ReplyDeleteOfficers should all get medals!!
ReplyDeletePolice officers always target black drivers in areas where lots of black people live because too many black people are engaged in criminal behavior. If a black person drives a luxury car, the police will assume the driver is a drug dealer, a car thief, a car jacker, and so on. If you are a law abiding citizen and you are stopped by the police, just greet the officer in a respectful manner with your hands visible and do as you are told because that officer does not know who you are and fears that you might be a crazy person who might kill him.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately black people have to suffer the consequences of being a member of a race of people who are not able to acquire a great education, who are not able to raise their children to become loving and caring members of society who value the life of all human beings, who are not able to control their out of control temper, and so on. Therefore the only choice that black people have is to learn how to cope with the negativity placed on all black people because of the few bad ones and move on. Perhaps one day all black people will begin to love and respect each other as well as all people in society and become law abiding citizens where there will no black people incarcerated or murdered by another blacks person.
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