Douglass Morency submitted his resignation after the killing of 25-year-old Maurica Manyan.
George Williams, the library spokesman, said officials received Douglass Morency’s resignation letter the evening of Aug. 4, the same day Maurica Manyan was shot and killed inside the Anacostia Neighborhood Library, on Good Hope Road in Southeast.involuntary manslaughter
Williams said an interim public safety director has not been named and that supervisors are filling in. Porter left the D.C. force in 2020 after about three decades. While a D.C. police officer, his resume claims, he worked on training at the academy, writing curriculum and reviewing use of force incidents to improve tactics and training.
Williams said grief counselors have been made available to staff in person and remotely as colleagues and friends process the tragedy. But one email sent to all librarians and other staff discouragedThe email sent by Tanzi West-Barbour, the library’s director of marketing and communications, warned: “Conversations with each other or members of the public about the incident and/or the case or people involved can affect the investigation. Please don’t do it.
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