$1.25M settlement to family of Dexter Reed stalls in City Council committee amid heavy opposition

Cops Kill People: Dexter Reed Family To Receive $1.25 Million Settleme

Source: NurPhoto / Getty   Dexter Reed was shot at 96 times by Chicago Police Department during a 2024 traffic stop for not wearing a seat belt. 13 of those rounds struck Reed and he was pronounced dead on the scene. BOSSIP previously reported on the shooting and the family’s subsequent federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Chicago and the five police officers involved. According to new reporting by the Chicago Sun-Times, the city and…

City Delays Vote On Dexter Reed Settlement, OKs $27 Million To Family Of Woman Hit By Jeep Fleeing Police

CITY HALL — High-dollar settlements negotiated by city lawyers breezed through a key City Council committee Monday, except one for the family of Dexter Reed, who was killed by police during a traffic stop last year.The city’s Committee on Finance halted a vote on a $1.25 million payout to Reed’s family, an unusual move that signals it may not have had the support to pass. If approved, it would wrap up a civil rights lawsuit less than a year afte…

$1.25M settlement to family of Dexter Reed stalls in City Council committee amid heavy opposition

Reed, 26, was shot on March 21 in the Harrison District, a jurisdiction among the most violent in Chicago. Four officers fired 96 shots in 41 seconds at Reed — and struck him 13 times. Reed had fired first, striking one of five plainclothes tactical officers in the hand.