Family of Irene Chavez say Chicago police have offered few details about the circumstances surrounding her death in custody.
Chavez, 33, ended up in a cell at the Grand Crossing police station. A few hours later, two detectives showed up at the Chavez family home to deliver devastating news: Chavez had been found hanged in that cell, her family says they were told.National SuicidePrevention LifelineOn Monday, family gathered outside the police station at 7040 S. Cottage Grove Ave. to set up a makeshift memorial to honor Chavez and to seek answers.
Iris Chavez said police gave her a heavily redacted report the morning her sister died. She said they told her that her sister had hanged herself with a shirt. Irene Chavez was at the Jeffery Pub on South Jeffery, where she was arrested for simple battery, her sister said. Irene Chavez, a U.S. military veteran, had been dealing with PTSD and had been getting treatment, her sister said. She'd been out of the military for about three years and was between jobs after recently moving back to Chicago from Texas, her sister said. She'd had a variety of jobs since leaving the military and hoped to work full time in community farming, friends said.
"We know there is video that exists," Stroth said."We know Iris shouldn't get a redacted police report. The family wants answers. The family is demanding truth." A Chicago police spokesman referred media questions to COPA. An agency spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment.COPA UPDATE ON DEATH OF MS. IRENE CHAVEZ WHILE IN CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT 3RD DISTRICT CUSTODY
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