A family is speaking out about the death of their son killed by an alleged drunk driver in Oak Lawn
The crash happened on June 5 when 28-year-old Murod Kurdi was killed when he was struck by a car in front of his house.
This has outraged Chicago's Arab-American community, which said the Oak Lawn Police Department has a long history of discriminating against them. On Tuesday, the driver appeared in court and as the case was continued, protestors gathered outside the courthouse demanding justice. "And then after that, the Oak Lawn Police Department made a choice to let that person go home and that ain't right," said Muhammad Sankari, lead organizer of the Arab American Action Network. "Murod Kurdi was killed. Let's make that clear. Murod Kurdi was killed, and the Oak Lawn Police Department let his killer go home and that's not justice.
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