October 10th 2023.
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) will now launch a criminal investigation into the beating of Dalvin Gadson by Colorado Springs police officers. This announcement was made by Gadson's attorney, Harry Daniels, on Monday, October 9th. Daniels expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation, saying, “Chief Vasquez still refuses to hold his officers accountable after they beat and bloodied an unarmed man over a license tag infraction. We can only hope that the Department of Justice will begin to correct this injustice and do what he won’t.”
Michael L. Alston, the Director of the DOJ’s Office of Civil Rights, has asked the department to review the case due to the “nature of the law enforcement misconduct allegation”. Gadson, a Black veteran, was unhoused at the time of his arrest and subsequent assault in October 2022. Body cam footage showed officers descending upon Gadson’s vehicle for “improperly displaying his license". He was later charged with a litany of offenses, all of which were dismissed in 2023.
A federal investigation into the attack was launched last year and noted that several officers laughed and joked about the brutal beating. However, an internal investigation by the Colorado Springs Police Department concluded that the three officers involved in the incident had displayed reasonable actions.
The DOJ's investigation into the incident marks an important step in the fight for justice for Dalvin Gadson. The nation will now wait to see if the investigation will bring about the result that Gadson and his family are looking for.
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