Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Thursday, March 22, 2012 -- 4:05 PM EDT
-----
Police Chief in Sanford, Fla., Stepping Aside Amid Shooting Controversy
The police chief at the center of a fatal neighborhood watch shooting says he is stepping down temporarily because he has become a distraction.
Bill Lee, the chief of police in Sanford, Fla., made the announcement at a news conference on Thursday. Mr. Lee has been criticized after police did not arrest George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed black teen, Trayvon Martin, to death on Feb. 26.
Read More:
http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na
About This E-Mail
You received this message because you are signed up to receive breaking news
alerts from NYTimes.com.
To unsubscribe, change your e-mail address or to sign up for daily headlines
or other newsletters, go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/email
NYTimes.com
620 Eighth Ave.
New York, NY 10018
Copyright 2012 The New York Times Company
0 comments:
Post a Comment