IPRA recommends firing cop who fatally shot Darius Pinex

The Independent Police Review Authority has recommended the Chicago Police Department terminate the officer who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in 2011.

In a report made public Thursday, IPRA said Officer Raoul Mosqueda lied about the circumstances of the fatal shooting of Darius Pinex on Jan. 11, 2011.

IPRA spokeswoman Mia Sissac confirmed the organization recommended Supt. Eddie Johnson terminate Mosqueda, who could not be reached for comment Thursday afternoon.

Steve Greenberg, an attorney for Pinex's family, said IPRA's determination should resonate for years to come.

"This case should go down in history as the case that got the lawyers to do what they should be doing and gets the police to what they should be doing," Greenberg said.

Though IPRA found Mosqueda lied, the agency ultimately ruled that "there is insufficient evidence in the record to prove by a preponderance that [Mosqueda's] use of deadly force was excessive and outside of the Use of Force Model."

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