15-year-old boy claim’s Indianapolis police beat his eyes shut

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From chicagotribune.com

INDIANAPOLIS — Federal authorities said Wednesday they are reviewing a 15-year-old boy’s claim that Indianapolis police beat him so badly that one of his eyes swelled shut, one day after black community leaders called for a civil rights investigation.

“The facts are being reviewed by the FBI, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of Indiana and the Department of Justice to determine if an investigation is warranted,” said Supervisory Special Agent Drew Northern, an FBI spokesman.

Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi said Tuesday he had begun a criminal investigation into the May 16 incident, and police are conducting their own internal investigation.

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