Chicago police officers kill man with 100 bullets in one minute during traffic stop | VIDEO

Non-uniformed police officers Chicago A man was shot nearly 100 times in less than a minute during a traffic stop that ended with the driver dead and a police officer injured, according to videos released Wednesday.

On March 21, police stopped a vehicle in West Ferdinand Street of District 11 in that city in Illinois because the driver, identified as Dexter Reed26 years old, He was not wearing a seat belt.

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The videos, captured by police cameras, show that Reed opened the window of his vehicle and then closed it.refusing to leave while five police officers, dressed in plainclothes, They shouted orders and they held their firearms.

According to Civil Police Responsibility Office (CUPby its acronyms in English) It was Reed who fired first, wounding one of the officers, and then the officers fired approximately 96 times in about 41 seconds.

The shooting continued even after reed He got out of the vehicle and fell to the ground, he added. CUP. A police officer fired at least 50 shots.

“If they allegedly stopped him for a traffic violation, why do they have four guns pointed at him?”he said at a press conference on Tuesday Porsche seatsReed’s sister.

“I was afraid”, he added. “And after he was there, on the ground, they went to handcuff him instead of checking to see if he was still breathing. “They shot him 96 times and reloaded their weapons three times.”

The videos show scenes from different perspectives, including the injured agentbut there is no clear picture that shows this reed He shot at the police. After the shooting, police found a firearm in the passenger seat of the vehicle.

One of the videos shows when reed exited the vehicle and fell to the ground near the passenger side rear wheel of his vehicle. riddled SUV shots

The police continued shouting at him not to move, while reedWith his hands cuffed, he remained face down and motionless, with his head almost under the vehicle.

Citizen groups who demonstrated solidarity with his family demand the abolition of the tactical units of the Police department and the prosecution of the police officers involved in the incident.

Source: Elcomercio

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