PERSON: John Chell
Employer
New York City Police Department (NYPD)
Position
Chief of Department
Biography
John M. Chell is an American law enforcement officer currently serving as the chief of department for the New York City Police Department (NYPD), the highest-ranking uniformed position in the department since 2024. He has held various leadership roles within the NYPD, including chief of patrol, and has been involved in public safety operations, media relations, and departmental controversies.
On August 7, 2008, Chell shot and killed Brooklyn resident Ortanzso Bovell in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. At the time, Chell was a lieutenant with the Brooklyn South Auto Larceny Squad and approached Bovell in a vehicle with his weapon drawn. Chell claimed that he fired his weapon accidentally after being struck by Bovell’s vehicle. Despite the city Medical Examiner ruling the shooting a homicide, the Brooklyn District attorney’s office closed its investigation on the ground that the killing had been unintentional.
In a civil trial in 2017, Bovell’s family was awarded $1.5 million dollars, after the jury determined that Chell had fired at Bovell intentionally.
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On August 7, 2008, Chell shot and killed Brooklyn resident Ortanzso Bovell in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. At the time, Chell was a lieutenant with the Brooklyn South Auto Larceny Squad and approached Bovell in a vehicle with his weapon drawn. Chell claimed that he fired his weapon accidentally after being struck by Bovell’s vehicle. Despite the city Medical Examiner ruling the shooting a homicide, the Brooklyn District attorney’s office closed its investigation on the ground that the killing had been unintentional.
In a civil trial in 2017, Bovell’s family was awarded $1.5 million dollars, after the jury determined that Chell had fired at Bovell intentionally.
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