City officials on Tuesday hired a Chicago-based consultant to look at the tactics Raleigh police used to control crowds after protests turned violent last month.
Raleigh, N. C. — City officials on Tuesday hired a Chicago-based consultant to look at the tactics Raleigh police used to control crowds after protests turned violent last month.
21CP Solutions will be paid at least $87,500 from the police department’s budget to review the department’s policies and procedures and then assess how officers responded to the May 30-31 protests. The firm will provide its findings and recommendations by September.
The demonstrations started as marches through downtown to protest the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis days earlier. But the protests devolved into riots and looting after dark, and police responded to rocks and bottles being thrown by deploying tear gas and firing rubber bullets into crowds.
« This report will specifically highlight and address areas of concern that have been identified in this process, including, but not limited to, the use of tear gas during the protests, » City Manager Ruffin Hall said.
