The family of Jarveon Hudspeth, the 21-year-old killed during a June 24 altercation with a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy, has retained Ben Crump as its attorney.

Hudspeth’s family gathered outside of 201 Poplar Thursday morning to call for more transparency from local officials as well as for additional information to be released about Hudspeth’s death.

“We can’t afford another Tyre Nichols,” said Kareem Ali, an investigator with Crump’s office.

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Crump, a noted Civil Rights attorney, was not present Thursday.

Hudspeth was killed during a traffic stop by an SCSO deputy; the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating. 

According to what has been released by the two agencies so far, Hudspeth was in a parked car when he was approached by the deputy. He was pulled out of his vehicle but the situation “escalated” and he got back in and drove away, according to law enforcement reports. 

While Hudspeth was driving away, the deputy was dragged by the car and suffered serious injuries. At some point, the deputy fired once, striking Hudspeth. Hudspeth drove about a half mile further before crashing into another parked car. He died on the way to the hospital.

The identity of the deputy has not yet been revealed, and no video footage, whether from potential body or dash board cameras, of the incident has been released.

A records custodian with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the video footage cannot be released while the investigation is ongoing.

Crump is also the attorney for Tyre Nichols’ family. They are seeking $550 million in damages from the City of Memphis for Nichols’ death at the hands of five Memphis Police Department officers. 

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Ali and Hudspeth’s family also highlighted the kind of person that Hudspeth was during Thursday’s press conference. 

He was a graduate of the Collegiate School of Memphis and was studying engineering at Lipscomb University.

Hudspeth’s mother, Charlotte Haggett, said that she saw his intelligence from a young age.

“I saw something in him that he wanted to excel,” she said through tears.

Haggett also said she has not heard from SCSO since Hudspeth was killed. 

“His only crime was having a flashy car. He worked hard for that car,” she said.

Hudspeth drove a Ford Mustang. 

His sister, Senquel Hudspeth, also spoke Thursday about Jarveon Hudspeth’s love of cars and their relationship.

“I just want justice for my brother and I want to know what happened,” she said.

Julia Baker contributed to this report.