Two police detectives have been suspended after concerns of racial insensitivity and misconduct were raised by families of two Black women who were found dead in their homes in Connecticut's largest city.
The death of Lauren Smith-Fields, 23, of Bridgeport caused by drugs and alcohol was ruled an accident, said the Connecticut Medical Examiner's Office.
In each of the two cases in Bridgeport, the families said police did not notify them of the deaths in a timely manner.Sunday saying he directed the Bridgeport Police Department's deputy chief to place the officers on administrative leave. Ganim said both are subjects of an internal investigation, while a supervisory officer involved in the cases has retired.
"I am extremely disappointed with the leadership of the Bridgeport Police Department and found the actions taken up until this point with regards to these two cases unacceptable," Ganim said in his statement. "I want to be clear to members of the public and the department that insensitivity, disrespect in action, or deviation from policy will not be tolerated by me or others in this administration.
The family of Rawls, who was also found dead Dec. 12 in her Bridgeport apartment after a man she was with called police to say he had awoken to find her unresponsive, toldthey were never notified of the woman's death and were told nobody could help them when they went to the police department seeking answers about the case.
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