Police Superintendent to Face Alderman Demanding His Firing

CHICAGO (AP) — One day after a group of Chicago aldermen demanded his firing, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy is expected to appear before some of the same aldermen during a budget hearing.

McCarthy is set to talk Tuesday afternoon about the department’s financial needs. He declined to comment at a morning event.
Most of the aldermen demanding McCarthy’s firing are African-American. They contended that McCarthy has had plenty of time to reduce street violence plaguing the city and hasn’t done so.

The demand by the aldermen comes as the city records a 21 percent increase in murders, a trend seen nationally.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel says in a statement that he supports McCarthy’s “work and commitment.”

Also Tuesday, officials announced that McCarthy’s second-in-command, Alfonza Wysinger, would be retiring.

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