The city of Chicago now says a man killed in a police shooting was pulled over for tinted windows, contradicting an earlier explanation.
Civilian Office of Police Accountability investigators questioned that explanation, asking how officers could have seen the seat belt violation through Reed's tinted windows.
Tuesday's news came out in a court filing regarding a civil lawsuit Reed's family filed against the city.COPA First Deputy Chief Administrator Ephraim Eaddy issued a statement, saying, "While COPA does not comment on pending litigation, we continue to stand by the statement made previously and supporting materials released publicly by our agency in the ongoing investigation."
The City of Chicago Department of Law issued a statement, saying, "We are in the formative stages of this litigation. The pleadings as filed have been improperly plead as it relates to the Fourth Amendment. As such, we have simply objected to that portion of the pleadings." Dexter Reed's family attorneys Sheila Bedi and Andrew Stroth issued a statement, saying, Dexter Reed's family filed a lawsuit focusing on CPD's indisputable and longstanding policies and practices of racial profiling-including unlawful, and racially discriminatory traffic stops all of which led to Dexter Reed's death.
The attorneys also provided a statement from Reed's sister, Porscha Banks, saying, "The City trying to dismiss our case is devastating and heartbreaking. The words the Mayor said when he spoke on Dexter's death feel like lies now. Nothing has happened to those officers and it's not right. The City let those officers can do what they want with no consequences. But they are trying to deny my family justice after those officers did so much wrong to my brother.
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