Lightfoot Fires Top Cop for ‘Intolerable Actions’
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Mayor Lightfoot announces that Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has been terminated.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces that Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has been terminated after an inspector general’s investigation into an October incident revealed Johnson “repeatedly lied” to both the mayor and the public. Amanda Vinicky has more on this story.
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Lightfoot Fires Top Cop for ‘Intolerable Actions’
Clip: 12/2/2019 | 4m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces that Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has been terminated after an inspector general’s investigation into an October incident revealed Johnson “repeatedly lied” to both the mayor and the public. Amanda Vinicky has more on this story.
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