CHICAGO — The Chicago police officers who fatally shot a young Black man after a West Side traffic stop gone wrong in March 2024 have been mostly cleared of wrongdoing.
Only one allegation for excessive force was marked “sustained” among 15 allegations against five officers involved in the high-profile killing of 26-year-old Dexter Reed, according to city data from the now-closed investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
The officer with the sustained allegation was not named. It is only known that he is a white man under 29 years old with less than four years on the force. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability’s report remains sealed, and an agency spokesperson would only say the investigation is closed…