The Civilian Office of Police Accountability in Chicago is investigating the deaths of London Marquez and Irene Chavez — two women who died while in police custody over the past two months.
Family and supporters of London Marquez gather outside the Area 4 Police Headquarters where authorities said she died last month in Chicago, Feb. 6, 2022. Marquez is the second woman to die in Chicago police custody after the death of Irene Chavez in December.
"It's a cold city and it's even colder what happened to my litter sister," her brother, Marquez Marquez, told reporters.It's unclear why Marquez was put in custody. According to COPA, Chavez was in"critical condition" when she was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital, where she died hours later.
Iris Chavez started a GoFundMe account to support the family in covering costs related to her sister's death and said that Irene was her only sister.
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