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About 30 protesters marched outside of the Joliet Police Department's main station Tuesday afternoon over the death of Eric Lurry.
Lurry, 37, died in January while in police custody from what the Will County Coroner's Office ruled was drug-induced intoxication at more than 10 times the lethal dose from a combination of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine.
Like some of Lurry's family members, the protesters said they wanted to see the Joliet police held accountable for his death. Officers can be seen in a video pinching Lurry's nose and probing his mouth with a baton for concealed drugs after he was losing consciousness.
The Will Grundy Major Crimes Task Force investigated Lurry's death and forwarded their findings to the Will County State's Attorney's Office. The state's attorney's office concluded that police were not at fault in Lurry's death.
The protesters marched around the police station with signs reading "Black Lives Matter." They also likened Lurry's death to those of other African Americans who died while in police custody.