A Cook County courtroom packed with Chicago police officers and their families erupted in cheers Thursday afternoon after a judge found fellow cops Ruben Reynoso and Christopher Liakopoulos not guilty in connection with an on-duty shooting in July 2022 that left an unarmed man wounded.
Attorney Tim Grace said his client, officer Liakopoulas was “ecstatic” when judge Lawrence Flood announced his verdict. “These guys have been through 13 months of absolute agony, charged with serious crimes,” Grace said.
The judge found that the officers, who could have faced up to 30 years in prison, acted in self-defense. Flood said the officers had reason to be suspicious of the five men they saw on the street, especially after Medina and a juvenile who was walking with him approached their car.
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