Who was Benny Napoleon and how did Wayne County sheriff die?
Updated: 18 Dec 2020, 12:07
WAYNE County Sheriff Benny Napoleon died at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, on Thursday December 17, 2020.
But how did the 65-year-old Detroit police chief, who contracted Covid-19, pass away?
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WAYNE County Sheriff Benny Napoleon died at the Henry Ford Hospital on Thursday December 17, 2020 after battling Covid-19Credit: Wayne County
Who was Benny Napoleon?
He was one of seven children.
He attended Cass Technical High School before receiving degrees from the University of Detroit and the Detroit College of Law.
He then joined the Detroit Police Department in 1975 and began rising through the ranks.