Ex-police Supt. Garry McCarthy tells a judge that he tried to quell rumors in the department that the killing of Clifton Lewis was a botched attempt on another officer’s life.
In January 2012, former Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy emailed the police force about charges in the killing of Officer Clifton Lewis, but he also sought to debunk a rumor, he testified Tuesday.
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office assigned new prosecutors to try three defendants charged in the 2011 slaying of an off-duty Chicago Police officer amid increasing scrutiny of the decade-long prosecution.