Shots fired in 41 seconds: US police open fire on a guy during a traffic check for allegedly not wearing a seatbelt

Chicago: Uniformed Police A police oversight organization revealed graphic video footage of Chicago police firing over 100 rounds in 41 seconds during a traffic stop that resulted in one man’s death and one officer’s injury on Tuesday.

Last month, five tactical unit members in an unmarked police car approached Dexter Reed’s SUV, purportedly for not fastening his seatbelt.

On camera, the 26-year-old black guy can be seen momentarily lowering a window, then raising it again, all the while refusing to get out of the car while additional police showed up, shouted orders, and pulled their guns.
Preliminary evidence, according to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, indicated that Reed shot first, wounding one officer. After that, four policemen opened fire again, firing 96 bullets.
After “Reed exited his vehicle and fell to the ground,” the shootings continued, according to COPA, which released the body-worn camera video, 911 calls, and police reports. More information is available in the leaked footage than what the police first provided last month. Prior to the incident on March 21, police superintendent Larry Snelling stated it started with a traffic stop and referred to it as an “exchange of gunfire.”
Family members are curious as to why Reed was stopped and have questioned the police version of the shooting. Reed’s father, uncle, sister, and mother were all upset when they saw the video on Tuesday, according to the family’s attorney, Andrew M. Stroth. According to him, they recall the young guy as a gifted basketball player from high school who wanted to work as a sportscaster. “I really can’t explain the pain that me and my family are going through, but I just hope there are people out there who understand he was a son, he was a brother, he was an uncle, he had loved ones,” Porscha Banks, Reed’s sister, told reporters. Banks and more family members participated in a protest on Tuesday night outside the police station of the 11th district, calling for the dismissal of the policemen who shot Reed.
With plainclothes cops who failed to identify themselves as police, Stroth referred to the encounter as an unlawful police stop. According to him, the family is hoping for a prompt inquiry and improved departmental adherence to a reform plan overseen by the court. According to a police representative, the department is assisting with the investigation.
Several viewpoints are shown in the videos, including that of the shot officer. However, the clip of Reed shooting is not clear. Later, a gun was found inside the car.