‘Lack of Sensitivity’: Bridgeport Mayor Suspends Two Detectives for Mishandling Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda Rawls’ Deaths, Launches Internal Investigation
Two Bridgeport detectives were suspended over the mishandling of the death of two Black women. The mayor expressed disappointment in the leadership within the city’s police department, adding that their actions were “unacceptable.” The suspension of the two officers from the Bridgeport Police Department was the aftermath prompted by complaints from families of Lauren Smith-Fields and Brenda…