Krystal Rivera Investigation Announcement Press Conference

On behalf of our clients, the family of Krystal Rivera, we ask that Chicago Police Superintendent Snelling immediately call for the Illinois State Police to open an independent investigation into Krystal’s death, and direct CPD to release all the unedited body and dash camera footage of the deadly incident. We delivered a letter to the Superintendent on Friday, June 27, 2025, asking for both of these critical steps. Further, we call for the full personnel file on the officer who fired the fatal shots. Transparency will reassure the family and the community that the Department is committed to fully understanding what happened to Officer Rivera in those final moments. As of the time of our press conference today, we have not received any response from CPD.

The Rivera family is represented by Founding Partner Antonio M. Romanucci and Senior Attorney Maura D. White at Romanucci & Blandin, LLC.