Protesters demand firing of Chicago police officers in Dexter Reed shooting
CHICAGO --Community organizers held a rally Thursday evening to demand the firing of the five Chicago police officers involved in the shooting death of Dexter Reed .Organizers were outside of Chicago Public Safety headquarters, 3510 S. Michigan Ave., in support of Reed and his family before a Chicago Police Board meeting. They also said they want CPD Supt. Larry Snelling to be fired.' Dexter Reed should be here today,' one protester, Grace, said at the Police Board meeting.
COPA said the police tactical team fired 96 times in 41 seconds, killing Reed.'Dexter Reed should be here today,' one protester, Grace, said at the Police Board meeting.In the weeks since the shooting, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten called on Snelling to strip the officers of their police powers as the investigation continued. She raised questions about the validity of the traffic stop.
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