Kelly Dever, the Boston police officer who was the subject of tense questioning during Karen Read's second trial , has resigned. Dever had previously been on family medical leave.

Boston police said Dever's resignation was effective on September 1. It is unclear why she resigned.

In June, Read was acquitted of all charges in connection with the death of her boyfriend John O'Keefe. O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, died after he was found in the snow outside a Canton home in January 2022.

Called as defense witness

Dever was a Canton police officer at the time of O'Keefe's death and was called as a defense witness .

Dever was interviewed as part of the federal investigation into the handling of Read's case and initially told investigators she saw ATF agent Brian Higgins and form

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