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https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2024/04/10/dexter-reed-killing-questions-chicago-police-reform

March 21 'Routine' traffic stop resulted in the driver being shot to death and one of the 5 cops being shot in the hand. I am not convinced that approaching a parked car with a drawn gun is a routine traffic stop.

Five tactical officers from the Harrison District had approached Reeds GMC Terrain with heavily tinted windows, which was apparently parked in a crosswalk in the 3800 block of West Ferdinand Street.
Body-worn camera footage released by COPA on Tuesday shows that Reed, 26, resisted orders to roll down his car windows and open the door. As officers shouted at him, Reed opened fire and struck one of the officers in the hand, COPA said.
The four other officers returned fire, with one of them shooting three times as Reed lay motionless on the ground, according to Kerstens April 1 letter. That officer alone fired at least 50 times.