Chicago police officers involved in Dexter Reed shooting have been named in past complaints tied to traffic stops
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The five Chicago police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed after his SUV was pulled over have been investigated a combined 41 times since 2019, many of the complaints stemming from traffic stops. The officers, members of a plainclothes tactical team operating on the West Side, stopped Reed last month as he drove through Humboldt Park because he allegedly was not wearing a seatbelt. Videos released this week show Reed refused to lower his window or get out of his GMC Terrain as officers shouted at him...
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