CPD officer, shot after leaving FOP, alleges racial discrimination in SWAT

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date March 5, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Last Updated March 5, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/cpd-officer-shot-swat-discrimination/

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A Chicago Police officer previously shot in the line of duty — who publicly rebuked his former union — has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, alleging that he was kept from joining the police department’s SWAT unit because he is Black. In a federal civil rights lawsuit filed las...