Several Chicago police officers assigned to the Harrison District were found to have repeatedly violated Chicago Police Department rules related to traffic stops in the months before they were involved in the March 2024 shooting of Dexter Reed, and newly released records show that CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling has called for those officers to face suspension and receive enhanced training.
Records made public this week by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability show the agency opened at least four investigations from June 2023 to early March 2024 involving 13 CPD officers assigned to the Harrison District (11th).
Later in March 2024, five of those 13 officers opened fire on Dexter Reed in the 3800 block of Flournoy after he shot an officer in the wrist during a traffic stop.
One of the five has quit the CPD, and the other four remain on administrative duty, according to a department spokesperson.
Records show the injured officer was recommended for suspensions in two of the four cases.
Though not all allegations were sustained against each accused officer, COPA recommended that several officers face suspensions for violating rules related to citizen detention, traffic stops and vehicle searches — the subject of a long-awaited future CPD directive.
Records also show that Snelling last month agreed with COPA’s recommendations for the officers to face suspensions ranging from three to 25 days. The superintendent also called for the officers to receive additional training.
It was not clear Friday whether recommended suspensions have been served.
