Kyle Plush's family seeks 'state of the art Emergency Response Process'
7:43 PM, Jun 13, 2018
Kyle Plush's family responded to the latest hearing into his death Wednesday by thanking the efforts of city
""We are also encouraged that the City Council requested and hired two private firms to investigate the events and actions on April 10th.
"These actions make us hopeful that our personal tragedy will result in a State of the Art Emergency Response Process that will make all families in our community safer and can be used as a best practice model for communities across the nation.".
Acting City Manager Patrick Duhaney announced Monday that two firms will lead an independent investigation into the how police and the city's 911 Center failed Plush, tackling different aspects of what went wrong:
21st Century Policing will focus on the police department's response, policies and procedures;
Mission Critical Partners will focus on the 911 center -- both the specific problems the day Plush died, and broader issues there.
The police department's own internal investigation largely exonerated the 911 operators, dispatchers and officers of wrongdoing, only faulting the officers for a violation of body camera policy. Elected officials were less certain, calling the internal investigation "incomplete."
On Tuesday, the Hamilton County Prosecutor subpoenaed the city for its outside review into Plush's death, a move that could keep the process and report secret over the next several months.
Prosecutor Joe Deters is conducting his own investigation into Plush's death. He said he doesn't want information from the city's outside review to interfere with anyone's testimony, in case he decides to take a case to a grand jury.
