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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophia Tareen

Prosecutors won't charge Chicago officers who fired nearly 100 times during a deadly traffic stop

Five Chicago police officers from a tactical unit who fired their guns nearly 100 times during a 2024 traffic stop that killed a 26-year-old man won't face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

“The decision is not reached lightly nor does it diminish the tragedy that occurred," Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said at a news conference. “But to the question of whether the officers committed a crime under the Illinois Criminal Code, the answer is straightforward: They did not.”

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