Baltimore police official canned over suspected connection to homicide

A newly employed Baltimore police administrator was canned Tuesday after he was deemed a “individual of curiosity” in an lively murder investigation.

The choice to fireside Dana Hayes, 37, who was employed in a civilian position because the division’s chief of fiscal providers on April 11, was additionally primarily based on a previous gun cost that wasn’t detected in a background examine, WJZ-TV reported.

It wasn’t instantly clear what murder Hayes could also be related to, however Police Commissioner Michael Harrison emphasised Wednesday that the person was not a suspect within the case and there was no warrant for his arrest, the station stated.

Hayes was arrested on a number of gun violations in 2018 and added to town’s gun offender registry a yr later, in accordance with the article.

“The HR division did a background investigation,” Harrison reportedly stated. “It was missed.”

Mayor Brandon Scott issued a assertion addressing the snafu Wednesday.

“Mayor Scott is dedicated to reforming HR practices all through the Metropolis to make sure we rent solely eligible and certified candidates to fill these essential positions in metropolis authorities,” it learn, because the Democrat known as for a “complete evaluate.”

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