Chicago City Council committee scraps vote on settlement for Dexter Reed's family in controversial CPD shooting
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee is set to vote Monday on a controversial settlement for the family of Dexter Reed, who was killed by Chicago police officers last year in a shootout following a traffic stop on the West Side.
Chicago City Council committee scraps vote on controversial settlement over police shooting
The Chicago City Council Finance Committee was ready Monday to battle over a controversial settlement for the family of Dexter Reed, who was killed by Chicago police officers last year in a shootout following a traffic stop on the West Side.
Pushback possible as Chicago Finance Committee set to vote on Dexter Reed police shooting settlement
There could be pushback, as Chicago City Council's Finance Committee gets set to vote on a $1.25 million settlement in the civil rights lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of Dexter Reed during a traffic stop last year.
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The debate over the settlement has caused a divide in the City Council, as the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) has said it appears Reed, 26, shot and wounded an officer before police opened fire on him.
Controversial vote on settlement in Dexter Reed police shooting scrapped
City Council members said they were ready to debate the Dexter Reed settlement and they were shocked when it was passed over — presumably because the votes were not there to pass it. Megan Hickey reports.
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