Warning: this article may be distressing to some readers. The family of a beloved Warlpiri man who died after being restrained by police have questioned their safety in public spaces, following news no charges will be laid in relation to the incident. Kumanjayi White, who lived with disability, was shopping in Alice Springs' Coles on May 27 last year when he had an altercation with a security guard. Plain clothes officers restrained the 24-year-old on the floor of the supermarket. Kumanjayi White subsequently died in custody. A year after his death, and following an investigation that sparked accusations by the family of delays and poor communication, Police Commissioner Martin Dole announced on Tuesday that the Director of Public Prosecution had not recommended charges for the officers involved.In a statement released on Thursday, Kumanjayi White's mother's family said they were "heartbroken [and] angry"."Does this mean that this deadly force is ‘reasonable’? That we can expect even more of this from you now – more crushing? more deaths?"Because the police aren’t charging these men, how can any of us feel safe in these places where we have to go? "We just want to live our own lives. You are not keeping us safe. We feel in danger from you."Family of Kumanjayi White repeatedly criticised the investigation into his death. The NT Police Force rejected requests from family, multiple Aboriginal controlled organisations, including the Northern and Central Land Councils, and the Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy to hand over the investigation to an independent body.In October last year senior Warlpiri Elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves criticised delays in the investigation, expressing the family's grief that they still had no answers into the young man's death. In finally announcing the decision on Tuesday, the police commissioner was accused of being "disrespectful" to community, which is also grieving the murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby. "The police commissioner – who didn’t come to Lajamanu to talk to us ... made this announcement on National Sorry Day – what sorry is there for us?"None of them who were in Lajamanu or there in Alice Springs understand proper way. "They weren’t thinking about us, only themselves. We have been asking for their decision for a long time. They have ignored us. And they leave it until now."Human rights commissioner calls for independent investigationsTuesday's announcement brought swift calls for justice reform. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss said the case demonstrated the need for deaths in custody to be independently investigated."Police should not be investigating other police," the Kaanju and Birri/Widi woman said. "In the Northern Territory, the police investigate and gather the evidence about a possible crime. The DPP assesses the police evidence ... This undermines community confidence and leads to risks of flawed investigations."This case underscores the urgent need for governments to fully implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody."It has also been revealed that Queensland Police were the previously undisclosed interstate police force asked to investigate the use-of-force incident.She also said the case highlighted the urgent need for reform to protect Indigenous people living with disabilities, who "especially at risk of harm within policing, justice and corrections systems".At an emotional press conference following Tuesday's announcement, indepedent senator Lidia Thorpe said there had been "no justice"."I'm angry, I'm devastated, and I'm sick of being angry and devastated when I get these stories, and no accountability, no justice for my people ever," the Gunnai Gunditjmara Djab Wurrung woman said."And where there is no justice, there is no peace. We don't have peace in our lives, we're dealing with this every day."