The mayor put the officers on leave over their handling of the cases of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Lee Rawls, who died in Bridgeport, Conn., on the same day.
Source: New York Times
Two Connecticut Officers Suspended Over Handling of Women's Deaths
Published in Black People, Bridgeport (Conn), Cronin, Kevin, Deaths (Fatalities), Ganim, Joseph P, Llanos, Angel, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings, Rawls, Brenda Lee and Smith-Fields, Lauren (1998-2021)
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