Lawsuit: Failure to implement foot chase policy means city responsible for death of Northwest Side man killed by police
The family of a Northwest Side man who was killed by police during a foot chase in March has filed a lawsuit alleging the city bears responsibility for his death in part because the police department has no policy on foot chases.
Alvarez did not threaten the officers or anyone else, and police had no valid reason to stop him or chase him night, the lawsuit states. The city also has long failed to investigate and discipline police officers for wrongdoing, which has resulted in a “results in the culture and endemic attitude among members of the Chicago Police Department ... that they may engage in excessive force against the citizenry with impunity and without fear of official consequence,” the suit alleges.
Every week for almost a year, Oscar Martinez has replaced the flowers on his son’s altar with fresh ones. A framed photo of Alvarez sits on an elevated shelf with the two flower vases, a statue of the Virgin Mary and burning candles.“They took a part of me, of my life, that I’ll never get back,” Martinez said. “I feel an emptiness inside me.”
While nothing will bring his son back, Martinez said he hopes his son’s death will bring change to police department policies and will prevent others from becoming victims of a police shooting. Police had no legitimate reason to try to stop Alvarez, the suit states - he was not seen breaking any law, and was not wanted for any felonies. Driving towards him that way was an “aggressive and unwarranted tactic,” the suit states.
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