Chicago mayor dismisses police superintendent

Posted online December 2, 2015 | 12:48 pm

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced yesterday he dismissed Chicago Police Department Superintendent Garry McCarthy.

McCarthy and the city have come under fire after the release of a tape showing a white cop shooting a black suspect 16 times.

"Now is the time for fresh eyes and leadership," Emanuel said at a news conference.

John Escalante, chief of detectives, has been named interim police chief.

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