Overview
- Rivera, 36, was shot in the back by her partner during a June 5 foot chase in East Chatham, and the medical examiner ruled the manner of death homicide.
- The nine-count suit alleges an on-again, off-again relationship that Rivera ended days earlier, claims Baker came to her home uninvited, and says he failed to render aid after firing.
- Attorneys say CPD supervisors knew of the relationship and Rivera’s reassignment requests over Baker’s alleged recklessness but kept them partnered on a tactical team.
- Baker accrued numerous complaints and prior discipline and was later stripped of police powers after a separate Wicker Park bar incident and an alleged attempt to obtain surveillance video.
- COPA’s investigation remains open and prosecutors have not announced charges; CPD calls the shooting accidental, Baker’s lawyer disputes the suit’s account, and body-camera video has not been released.