GPD captain demoted, another suspended over handling of Easter event

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Two Gainesville Police Department captains were disciplined following a fatal shooting near a large park event.

An internal investigation found the captains failed to properly plan for the event, which drew a much larger crowd than permitted.

Capt. Victoria Young was demoted to lieutenant, and Capt. Summer Hallett received a three-day suspension.

Two Gainesville Police Department captains were disciplined following an internal affairs investigation into the permitting process for an event on Easter Sunday at T.B. McPherson Park where a nearby fatal shooting took place.

The internal affairs report, obtained by The Sun through a public records request, states that GPD Capts. Victoria Young and Summer Hallett “failed to analyze historical data and event information,”