NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea will be elevated to Police Commissioner following the resignation of James P. O’Neill, Mayor de Blasio announced in a City Hall press conference this afternoon.
Mr. O’Neill’s decision to leave after three years in the job—he will be staying on until the end of the month—was not a shock, with speculation growing that he would leave in the wake of the controversial handling of the disciplinary case resulting from the death of Eric Garner five years ago.
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