[5][6] Reed had been shot in August 2021, and afterwards suffered PTSD, short-term memory loss, slurred speech, and blindness in one eye.
[5] In 2023, Reed was charged with possession of a firearm with a revoked FOID card, and three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon; he was on pretrial release at the time of the shooting.
[7] On April 9, 2024, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said, "Shooting a police officer can never be condoned, never excused.
[8] CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling said he would not strip the involved officers of their police powers before the investigation.
[9] On April 24, 2024, Reed's family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, and the five officers.