The man Chicago police leaders say was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police officers during a traffic stop this week was on pretrial release for a pending felony gun charge, according to court records.

Dexter Reed, 26, was arrested on July 13 after Chicago cops said they found him in possession of a firearm in a vehicle in the 1800 block of West Warren. Prosecutors charged him with aggravated unlawful use of a firearm the next day. Later, a grand jury returned a true bill charging him with three counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a firearm with a revoked Firearm Owner’s ID card, court records show. 

On Thursday evening, CPD officers stopped a vehicle in the 3800 block of West Ferdinand. Reed was inside the SUV.

“While officers were at the vehicle, an exchange of gunfire occurred, and one (1) officer sustained a gunshot wound to the left wrist,” CPD said in a media statement. “The offender sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the body. The injured officer was transported to a nearby hospital in good condition.”