Relatives of Irene Chavez, who died inside a holding cell in a far South Side police station in December, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the city and nearly a dozen Chicago police officers.
The family of a woman who died by suicide inside a Chicago police station late last year is suing the city of Chicago, claiming the “actions and inactions” of officers who allegedly ignored her mental health needs “cut life tragically short.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has launched an investigation into Chavez’s death, which remains ongoing Body camera footage from that night released last week by the COPA shows Chavez being detained outside the bar before she is taken to the 3rd District police station. According to the complaint, Chavez “repeatedly cried out for help,” during this time, again stating that she needed to see her therapist.
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