Eric Carter, the interim superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, will retire on May 15 after three decades with the department, the CPD announced Thursday.
Then-Chicago police Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter at the Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 13, 2022.
Carter, 57, joined the CPD in 1992. He was named interim superintendent last month after David Brown, the previous superintendent, resigned following Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s unsuccessful reelection bid.
He previously served as Chief of the Bureau of Counterterrorism before Brown promoted him in 2020 to First Deputy Superintendent.Lightfoot praised Carter’s time with the department in a statement issued shortly after his retirement was announced. “As a Marine, husband, and father, he has given the full measure of himself in service to the residents of this city and the officers under his command,” Lightfoot said. “I am thankful for his dedicated commitment to our city and for leading the brave law enforcement officers who keep us safe.”
Carter’s retirement comes as the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability works to find three finalists for the superintendent position by mid-July. Once sworn in, Johnson will either select one of the three, or he can direct the commission to start the search process over. Whoever Johnson nominates for the job will need approval from the City Council.
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