CPD officer’s family calls for independent investigation into her shooting death

The family of fallen Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera is demanding full transparency and an independent investigation, after she was accidentally shot to death by her partner during a foot chase last month.

Rivera’s family watched some of the body camera video showing the shooting of their loved one, but their attorney said they were all left with more questions than answers after seeing it.

“I’m asking for complete transparency,” Rivera’s mother, Yolanda, said through tears on Wednesday, expressing her deep desire for a thorough investigation into the shooting death of her daughter. “I need to understand what happened that night. I need to know the truth.”…

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