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Bodycam Video Shows Chicago Officers Fired Nearly 100 Shots at Dexter Reed During Fatal Shooting

HeadlineApr 10, 2024

In Chicago, the family of Dexter Reed is calling for charges against the police officers who shot and killed Reed after a traffic stop last month. Newly released bodycam video shows plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 shots in just 41 seconds. It remains unclear why officers assigned to a tactical unit pulled over Reed, who is Black, or why they approached his car with guns drawn. Police initially said Reed was pulled over for a seatbelt violation, but Reed was driving in a car with tinted windows. Police claim the shootout began after Reed fired the first shot.

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