US EditionOfficer Who Shot, Killed Ofc. Krystal Rivera Relieved of Police Powers, CPD Confirms
The officer faces investigations for accidentally killing his partner and allegedly assaulting an off-duty colleague, with five prior sustained misconduct complaints, police said.
- Following the alleged assault, the Chicago Police Department relieved Officer Carlos Baker of his police powers on Friday.
- Amid ongoing scrutiny, investigators probe Baker's alleged assault on a female officer outside a Wicker Park bar last Sunday night, where he reportedly asked her to delete videos.
- A 2024 COPA disciplinary report found five sustained misconduct complaints against Baker; a manager at a neighboring business received a call at 3:01 p.m. on August 13 requesting surveillance footage.
- A CPD spokesperson said investigators are probing Baker for possible interference while he remains on medical leave and has not been charged.
- Rivera’s death is the first CPD friendly fire fatality in nearly 40 years, with Romanucci stating, `We called for this from the earliest days after he fatally shot his police partner, Krystal Rivera.
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Officer who shot, killed Ofc. Krystal Rivera relieved of police powers, CPD confirms
CHICAGO (WGN) - The Chicago police officer who accidentally shot and killed Officer Krystal Rivera while chasing a suspect earlier this summer has been relieved of his police powers, according to the Chicago Police Department. CPD did not release any more information as to why the officer was relieved of his powers. Officials have referred to Rivera's shooting death as “accidental,” while Rivera’s family has asked for an outside investigation. A…
Officer who shot Krystal Rivera stripped of police powers days after Wicker Park bar incident
Days after an incident at a bar in Wicker Park, the Chicago Police Department on Friday stripped the police powers of the officer who fatally shot Officer Krystal Rivera earlier this year. A department spokesperson confirmed that Officer Carlos Baker, who is on medical leave from the department, was stripped of his police powers Friday. Last weekend, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability opened an investigation after Baker allegedly batte…
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsCarlos Baker, the Chicago police officer who shot and killed his partner Krystal Rivera during a foot chase earlier this year, allegedly attacked another female officer Sunday night at a bar in Wicker Park, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Illinois Answers Project reported. The officer, who was injured in the attack, filed a police report while being treated for a busted lip at Rush University Medical Center, alleging that Baker and another woman b…
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