American police killed a driver who was not wearing a seat belt
| Chicago police officers have been placed on leave after killing a driver who was stopped for a traffic violation. |
This incident happened on March 21, but the video related to it was released recently. Police say that day an SUV was stopped because its driver, Dexter Reed, 26, was not wearing his seat belt.
In the video of the incident, the police officers shout at the driver to open the car door, but apparently he does not obey this order for unknown reasons.
After that, the sound of shooting is heard in the film. According to the American media reports, the police forces fired 96 bullets in 41 seconds.
A 26-year-old man was killed by these shootings and a police officer was also injured. The Police Audit Office, which is in charge of investigating the incident, claims that preliminary evidence indicates that Dexter Reed started the shooting.
The police watchdog, however, did not say how many shots Dexter Reid fired before officers started shooting.
American media have reported that 4 police officers involved in this incident have been sent on administrative leave until the investigation is completed. The police audit office has suggested that they be deprived of all police powers during the investigation.
Although the published pictures of Dexter Reid show that he was black, in contrast to similar incidents, the American media rarely mentioned his skin color. Despite this, “Brendan Johnson”, the mayor of Chicago, who is also black, has mentioned this issue.
He said that he had met the family of this 26-year-old young man and said: “As a mayor and a father who runs a family with two black boys in Chicago, I am personally saddened to see another black man lose his life during a confrontation with the police. I’m worried about losing it.”
The killing of black people during clashes with police forces has repeatedly led to mass demonstrations in America. Human rights groups in America believe that the police are more likely to resort to deadly violence when confronting black people.
Source: Fars
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