A Northwest Side alderman filed a complaint against the head of the independent agency overseeing the Chicago Police Department following comments made to the media about the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed, who reportedly fired 11 shots at police first during a traffic stop. The incident has sparked protests outside the Chicago Police Department, with demonstrators demanding the firing of the five officers involved. Protesters argue that Reed, who previously lunged at his uncle with a knife and was shot by him, was excessively killed. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) has provided body camera footage showing that Reed shot first, countering claims by some protesters that there is no evidence of Reed firing first.
COPA provided the evidence that Reed shot first. Watch the footage from the 5 officers' body cameras. None of them fire their weapons before gunfire comes from inside the car. (The 5th officer never returned fire because Reed shot him.) https://t.co/xygemseyNT
Protesters are demanding “justice” for Dexter Reed outside Chicago Police HQ. Dexter was kiIIed after he opened fire at cops during a traffic stop. They’re desperate for another George Floyd style martyr. Democrats embrace criminals. 🎥 @FrontlinesTPUSA https://t.co/Yk2x3cK0He
Protester in Chicago says Dexter Reid was “assassinated” by Chicago police. https://t.co/AES4BUsF9z
Protesters demand firing of 5 Chicago police officers involved in Dexter Reed shooting death https://t.co/arOwVHVQAT https://t.co/qKM7ZcSxnP
A protest is forming outside the Chicago Police Department over the cops kiIIing Dexter Reid. They argue that he was "overly-kiIIed". Reid fired 11 shots at the police FIRST. https://t.co/hYXrPYYM1X
Protesters outside Chicago Police HQ to protest the death of Dexter Reid, who was shot by officers after shooting at them. Speakers say police have not provided evidence Reid shot first. “Reid, that was shot, that was assassinated, overly-killed…” @FrontlinesTPUSA @TPUSA https://t.co/0AAgmXk74H
The overriding lesson of the Dexter Reed shooting is that when you shoot at — let alone wound — Chicago police, they will shoot back and not count the bullets, writes Paul Vallas. https://t.co/PpIJNTizoZ
'Reed then lunged at his uncle with the knife, and his uncle fired a single gunshot, according to the report.' @TomSchuba and @RosemarySobol1 of @Suntimes have obtained the police report from the previous time Dexter Reed was shot https://t.co/ul4QXns83Z
“He (Dexter Reed) pulled the trigger first. He was not a symbol of anything, except perhaps a symbol of the media’s political appetites.” Yup. They want another George Floyd so bad. Latest @John_Kass 👇 https://t.co/S90O7n3QRO
"Dexter Reed's Media Alchemists Build Their Martyr" My column for https://t.co/PzGhjRPqxq and a link to the Chicago Way podcast. He pulled the trigger first. He was not a symbol of anything, except the media’s political appetites. https://t.co/wXsBlFjqXD
Leave it to the CORE crime syndicate to unapologetically make a martyr of a man who opened fire on CPD during a traffic stop. What is worse but unsurprising is CORE is politicizing Reed's death to demand the passage of Treatment not Trauma. https://t.co/Kr1Zix8mvO
A Northwest Side alderman filed a complaint Tuesday against the head of the independent agency that oversees the Chicago Police Department after she spoke with some media outlets about the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed. https://t.co/16LnE7ZwdB