Investigators release videos of woman's final moments before dying in police custody

Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability released videos and documents related to the death of Irene Chavez, a woman who died while in police custody.

Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability has released videos and documents related to the death of Irene Chavez, a woman who died in police custody last December.

The materials were released as part of an investigation by the civilian oversight agency looking into Chavez’s death.

According to police, the 33-year-old woman died after an "attempted suicide" on Dec. 18, 2021, at the 3rd District Police Station. The official cause and manner of death are pending autopsy results, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office told ABC News.

Body camera video released by COPA shows Chavez being arrested hours before her death and transported to the police station.