Tucson Police Chief Offers To Resign Over Man's Death In Officers' Custody
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus is offering to resign over the death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez – a man who died after being restrained by Tucson officers in April.
"I cannot stress strongly enough that I feel terrible about the death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez during his encounter with officers from our department," Magnus said in an email to NPR Thursday.
Crediting Magnus with bringing "forward thinking changes" to the department, Romero said, "Now is the time to work together and rebuild public trust in our police department" by emphasizing transparency and accountability.
No determination has been made about potential criminal charges over Ingram-Lopez's death, Magnus said.
When asked if he had anything to add to that sentiment in the wake of Ingram-Lopez's death, Magnus said, in part:
"Nothing has changed in my view that the deaths of George Floyd and a number of other Black Americans in incidents involving the police are tragic and often avoidable.
