Charlotte, NC Names New Police Chief In Surprise News Conference
CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 24: Kerr Putney, chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, talks with the media concerning the release of police video from a recent officer involved fatal shooting at the Charlotte Police Department West Service Center September 24, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Protests have disrupted the city since Tuesday night following the shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott at an apartment complex near UNC Charlotte. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
City leaders held a surprise news conference today (Wednesday) and named Jennings as a new police head. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles says it’s a “new era”, saying city officials looked far and wide for candidates, but it was Jennings who fit the bill.
Jennings says it’s a bit early to lay out his ‘to-do list’, but he plans to collaborate with current Police Chief Kerr Putney until he retires in the fall. Putney was originally set to retire in January 2020 but has since changed his plans to retire until after the Republic National Convention scheduled to take place in Charlotte in late August. Putney says he does plan to retire before the year ends. Jennings will be sworn in shortly after that.
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