A courtroom was thrown into chaos after a judge found a Chicago detective not guilty of involuntary manslaughter after he shot an unarmed woman in the back of the head . Cook County Judge Dennis Porter , cleared 46-year-old Officer Dante Servin in the March 2012 shooting death of Rekia Boyd , 22 . Moments before he announced the verdict on Monday , he asked loved ones who might be prone to outbursts to leave the courtroom , fearing there would be an emotionally-charged response . The victim 's brother Martinez Sutton then screamed : 'You want me to be quiet ? This m***** f***** killed my sister ! ' Not guilty : Cook County Judge Dennis Porter , cleared 46-year-old Officer Dante Servin ( left ) who shot Rekia Boyd , 22 , ( right ) dead in Chicago in March 2012 . She was gunned down on March 21 as she stood with friends outside a property in Chicago 's Lawndale neighbourhood . According to James Montgomery the family 's lawyer , Servin pulled up to the group in an unmarked vehicle and told them to 'shut up ' . Boyd was standing with her friend Antonio Cross , who reached into his waistband , pretending he had a gun , and charged at Servin , the court heard . She died after one of the five bullets from Servin 's unregistered Glock handgun pierced the left side of her head . Servin has maintained he fired only because he felt threatened when he confronted a group at a park about the noise they were making . According to The Chicago Sun Times , Porter said in his ruling : 'Illinois courts have consistently held that when the defendant intends to fire a gun , points it in the general direction of his or her intended victim , and shoots , such conduct is not merely reckless and does not warrant an involuntary-manslaughter instruction , regardless of the defendant 's assertion that he or she did not intend to kill anyone . He added : 'The absence of any evidence of reckless conduct renders it unnecessary for this court to consider whether the defendant was justified in his actions . ' Porter also cleared Servin , who was off-duty , of reckless discharge of a firearm and reckless conduct . The cop told reporters when he left the courtroom that justice had been served . He said : ' I always maintained it was an accident what occurred to Miss Boyd . 'Miss Boyd and her family , they have my deepest sympathies . Chaos : The judge told loved ones to leave the court before the not gulity verdict was read out - fearing a spate of outbursts . Outside the court Servin ( pictured ) told reporters at the end of the hearing he has always believed the shooting was an accident . Disgusted : Boyd 's supporters ( pictured outside court ) maintain that she was murdered and insisted the case is 'not over ' 'Any reasonable person , any police officer especially would have reacted in the exact same manner that I reacted , and I ’ m glad to be alive . I saved my life that night . I ’ m glad that I ’ m not a police death statistic . ' Outside the courtroom Boyd 's supporters accused the judge of not having a heart , with one person adding : 'It ain ’ t over . We all know it ’ s murder . ' In a statement to the Sun-Times , Cook County State ’ s Attorney Anita Alvarez said he was 'extremely disappointed with the verdict . ' I believe that my office had provided sufficient evidence before the court to not only demonstrate , but also to prove , that Officer Servin ’ s conduct was clearly reckless in the senseless fatal shooting of Rekia Boyd , ' he said . ' 'Justice was denied today for Rekia Boyd and her family , and I extend my deepest sympathies as they struggle to come to terms with this unexpected decision. ” . The city settled a lawsuit for $ 4.5 million with Boyd 's family in 2013 . Demonstration : Donald Lightfoot holds a sign in support of Boyd while joining other protesters in Chicago . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Dante Servin , March 2012 , was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Rekia Boyd , 22 , in 46 . Shot her in the back of the head as she stood outside a party with friends . Judge Dennis Porter asked her supporters to leave the courtroom . He feared there would be outbursts after the verdict was read out . The victim 's brother Martinez Sutton then screamed : 'You want me to be quiet ? This m***** f***** killed my sister ! '