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Man was shot 13 times in Chicago traffic stop where officers fired nearly 100 rounds, autopsy shows

CHICAGO (AP) — An autopsy shows a man killed in a traffic stop where plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 rounds was shot 13 times. The March 21 police shooting that left 26-year-old Dexter Reed dead has prompted protests. Activists are calling for the five officers to be dismissed. Reed’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit questioning plainclothes tactical squads. And a police oversight agency and the Cook County state’s attorney are investigating. The autopsy was released Thursday. It says Reed was struck five times on his legs, four times in the buttocks, twice in the chest and hit on the back and left shoulder.

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