Fatal police shooting of Dexter Reed triggers $1.25M settlement, including reining in traffic stops

Fatal police shooting of Dexter Reed triggers $1.25M settlement, including reining in traffic stops

Chicago taxpayers are being asked to pay $1.25 million to compensate the family of Dexter Reed, who was shot to death by police officers last year after Reed shot and wounded one of them during a traffic stop.The settlement stems from an “unlawful and unconstitutional traffic stop” by a Chicago Police Department with a “history of these pretextual stops,” according to Andrew Stroth, an attorney for the Reed family.The $1.25 million settlement in…