In a recent development, the police chief of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, has resigned from his position. The chief, responsible for the hiring of former Cleveland officer Timothy Loehmann, who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014, has returned to his former role as a patrolman. This decision comes after Loehmann resigned from the White Sulphur Springs police force last week, marking the third time in six years that he has left a small police department amid backlash shortly after being hired.
The controversy surrounding Loehmann's hiring stemmed from the fact that the police chief recommended him as a probationary officer without being fully informed of his background. Mayor Kathy Glover acknowledged the oversight, stating that she was unaware of Loehmann's history and apologized to Tamir Rice's family for the oversight.
