An investigation into the Joliet Police Division following Eric Lurry’s dying in custody in 2020 discovered a sample of extreme power, a report reveals.
JOLIET, Sick. (WLS) — A 3-year-long investigation of the Joliet Police Division launched Thursday discovered a sample of extreme power.
The probe was requested following the dying of Eric Lurry in police custody in 2020.
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Lurry’s widow stated video from the again of a police car confirmed officers suffocating her husband. The medical expert discovered Lurry died from a fentanyl overdose. Police stated officers had been making an attempt to take away medication from his mouth and weren’t accountable for his dying.
On Thursday, the Illinois Legal professional Common’s report discovered that, total, Joliet police have used unreasonable power and discriminated in opposition to Black individuals.
Joliet police responded, saying the report is an image of the previous and never the present state of the division. The police chief says reforms have been carried out.
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