Gerson Aaron Lopez-Funes had established a routine. Whether it was after school or camp, he and his family would pick up his 7-year-old daughter, and then head straight to a park.

The goal was to have his daughter, who’s autistic and non-verbal, get rid of a bit more energy.

On Monday, they left the park and were on their way home when D.C. police pulled Funes over in Northwest D.C.

His sister, Estrella Lopez, said the stop was for an alleged failure to fully stop at a stop sign.

Neighbors, Lopez said, told another family member who got to the scene that they “witnessed my brother calmly asking questions as the officers were pulling him out of the car. My brother was trying to explain to them that my niece is autistic, and if he got out of the car, she was going to be crying in the car

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