Family of man killed when police fired 96 times during traffic stop file wrongful death

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Family of man killed when Chicago police fired 96 times during traffic stop file wrongful death suit

CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Chicago man killed when plainclothes police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times during a traffic stop filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday, accusing the department of “brutally violent” policing tactics.

The 81-page federal complaint alleges the officers violated multiple laws and police department policies during the “predatory, violent, unlawful traffic stop” on March 21 that left 26-year-old Dexter Reed dead.
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According to their early findings, Reed fired first. Then officers returned fire, shooting 96 times in 41 seconds, according to COPA. Reed was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The suit, which does not mention investigators' finding that Reed shot first, names the city of Chicago, the police department and the five officers involved.
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In 2021, Reed was shot during a “family altercation” that caused severe injuries and required extensive rehabilitation, according to the family's attorney, Andrew M. Stroth.

After that, he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, which affected his ability “to work, process information and to communicate” and influenced how he responded to police, according to the lawsuit.

Police records show, Reed was also facing felony gun charges from a July 2023 arrest when he was killed. Stroth declined to discuss the gun charges, calling them irrelevant to the lawsuit.

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