Officer Krystal Rivera’s family says in the wrongful death suit that Officer Carlos Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he shot her in the back in Chatham on June 5.
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
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Feds Deployed Tear Gas on the Far South Side Even After Cops Told Them They Had No Gas Masks, Sources Say
Chicago police officials had offered to clear a path for the federal immigration agents so they could leave a tense scene of residents protesting the agents’ shooting of a woman.
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Chicago Police Withhold Border Patrol Shooting Videos, Citing Probe of Chief Accused of Calling Off Cops
Patrol Chief Jon Hein faced a flood of criticism — from ex-cops, internet trolls and members of his own department — after his officers were ordered not to respond to the Oct. 4 shooting in Brighton Park.
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Judge Won’t Lift Order Barring Release of Body-Cam Footage of Officer Krystal Rivera’s Killing
Rivera was fatally shot by her partner, Officer Carlos Baker, during a June 5 foot chase.
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Chicago Police Told State Officials Officer Krystal Rivera Was Shot by an ‘Armed Suspect,’ Not Her Partner
After Rivera was killed in June by Officer Carlos Baker, officials told the Illinois Department of Labor she’d been gunned down by a barricaded suspect. The police still haven’t corrected that.
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Chicago Cop Who Killed Partner Says He’s the Victim in Wicker Park Bar Fight
Officer Carlos Baker was accused of attacking a female cop at DSTRKT Bar & Grill. He told police he was harassed by two women — the off-duty cop and his girlfriend’s mother, who he said attacked him and referred to him as “a murderer.”
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Chicago cop who fatally shot partner Krystal Rivera is stripped of his police powers — but not for that
Officer Carlos Baker, the Chicago cop who fatally shot his partner Krystal Rivera while pursuing a suspect, was stripped of his police powers on Friday but not for the shooting. […]
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Chicago cop who fatally shot partner Krystal Rivera accused of attacking female officer
Officer Carlos Baker and a woman allegedly beat the other cop late Sunday at a Wicker Park bar after pushing her to delete videos taken on her cellphone.
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Woman Shot With Glock Stolen From a Chicago Police Station Sues City, Says Cops Pilfered It
The handgun was stolen from a room full of police officers at the Gresham District station and ended up being used in crimes including the shooting of Twanda Willingham, who’s now suing.
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Family of Slain Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera, Shot in Back by Fellow Officer, Calls For Independent Investigation, Full Transparency From CPD
The family is asking for the Illinois State Police to take over the investigation as their attorney says CPD’s story of what happened doesn’t “pass the smell test.”
