The police chief in Virginia's capital has resigned following weeks of citywide protests in the wake of George Floyd's death. Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced at a press conference that William Smith has stepped down from his post as the city's police chief at Stoney's request.
The police chief in Virginia's capital has resigned following weeks of citywide protests in the wake of George Floyd's death.
"One thing is clear after the past few weeks -- Richmond is ready for a new approach to public safety," Stoney told reporters Tuesday."There is work to be done, and we’re ready to do it."Smith, who didn't attend Tuesday's press conference, was nearing his one-year anniversary as police chief after being with the Richmond Police Department for 23 years, according to Richmond ABC affiliate WRIC.
Three advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, sent a letter on Monday to Richmond's mayor, police chief and commonwealth's attorney raising concerns over the"escalation of violence against protesters." The officer who prosecutors say pinned Floyd down for nearly nine minutes, Derek Chauvin, has since been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The three other officers each have been charged with second-degree aiding and abetting felony murder as well as second-degree aiding and abetting manslaughter.
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