The police chief of Rochester, New York, also announced his retirement Tuesday, following the death of a Black man in custody.
Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall, the first Black woman to lead the Dallas police force, announced her resignation Tuesday, after months of criticism about the police department’s response to protests following the death of George Floyd.Police acknowledged there was a “breakdown in communications” during protests after the death of George Floyd, including the tear gassing of protesters on the landmark Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge that Hall had initially said didn’t happen.
According to the report, more than $5 million in property damage was sustained after protests turned violent, while six police officers and two residents were seriously injured.Her announcement comes just after Rochester, New York’s police chief announced he would after unrest over the handling of the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died in police custody in March.“I was a big champion for you chief, saying that there was no tear gas used on that bridge. I had to do a mea culpa publicly because I was told, and you also told us, that there was no tear gas used on that bridge,” councilman Omar Narvaez said.
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