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Missed Signals

The Chicago Reporter examined 84 fatal police shootings since 2000 and identified 17 wrongful death suits filed in federal court using the victims’ names. Though the Chicago Police Department does not disclose the names of officers who shoot civilians, the Reporter found the names of 20 officers who were identified in the lawsuits as a shooter.
The Reporter’s investigation into the officers’ previous litigation history found that nine–or 45 percent–of them had been sued previously in either federal or circuit court.

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