(CNN) Rochester, New York, Police Chief La'Ron Singletary has submitted paperwork to retire, days after saying he had no intention of stepping down amid protests over the death of Daniel Prude in police custodyMayor Lovely Warren said that the chief and his command staff submitted their retirement papers. The suit alleges a cover-up, stating that Singletary told Warren that Prude had an "apparent drug overdose." "The members of the Rochester Police Department and the Greater Rochester Community know my reputation and know what I stand for," Singletary said in his statement. Two other command officers -- Deputy Chief Mark Simmons and Commander Henry Favor -- are returning to their previously held lower rank of lieutenant. The mayor discussed the chief's intention to retire during a web-streamed meeting involving police and the City Council to discuss the protests.

Source: CNN September 08, 2020 20:40 UTC