A Chicago man says that he is hoping to inspire changes in the way communities and police departments interact, inspired by the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.
Damien Stewart spoke out about his experiences with police on Tuesday, saying that he was assaulted by Chicago police officers after he was detained following a traffic stop on Stony Island Avenue in 2019.
“While I was in custody…the same officers from the traffic stop, they came back there in lock up,” he said during a press conference Tuesday.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
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