Two Detectives Suspended Over Handling Of Smith-Fields, Rawls Deaths
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The detectives were suspended after both families said the detectives were insensitive and didn't properly investigate the women's deaths.
The Bridegeport Police Department is under more scrutiny — this time by the town's mayor.
"I am extremely disappointed with the leadership of the Bridgeport Police Department and have found the actions taken up to this point with regard to these two investigations unacceptable," Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim said.
Mayor Ganim suspended two detectives investigating the death of 23-year-old Lauren Smith-Fields, a black woman who died after a night of drinking with a man she met on a dating app. The move came after Smith-Fields' family and the family of a second black woman, Brenda Rawls, criticized the Bridgeport Police Department's investigations into their deaths.
