Nicole Banks, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Dexter Antonio Reed, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago and several officers from the Chicago Police Department. The case was lodged in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois under case number 1:24-cv-03271 on April 24, 2024. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants' unlawful and violent policing tactics resulted in Reed's death.
The complaint, presented by Action Injury Law Group, LLC, Hart McLaughlin & Eldridge, LLC, and Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, details an incident that occurred on March 21, 2024. It claims that during a traffic stop, CPD officers shot Reed 96 times in 41 seconds. The document also states that one officer continued to shoot at Reed even after he was lifeless on the street.
Banks seeks justice for her deceased relative by holding the City of Chicago and its police department accountable for their alleged discriminatory practices and excessive use of force. She claims that these systemic issues within the CPD directly led to Reed's death.