Mayor Frank Scott, Jr., Returns Keith Humphrey To Duty As Chief Of Police In Little Rock

Press release from the City of Little Rock:

January 12, 2022

Following any use of Deadly Force incident in the line of duty, all officers of the Little Rock Police Department are required by General Orders to undergo administrative assessment of their capacity to return to active duty, independent of the circumstances of the incident. Keith Humphrey has completed all required administrative procedures relating to such an incident on Dec. 31 and will return to duty as Chief of Police on Jan. 13, 2022, by approval of Mayor Frank Scott, Jr., upon recommendation of the Acting Chief and Office of the Chief.

An independent investigation of the incident by the Arkansas State Police and an administrative investigation by the Little Rock Police Department are both still ongoing. There is no further comment on the status of those investigations at this time. As these stages of the investigation of the incident are completed, the public will be informed.

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